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airs

/ɛəz/ UK
/ɛəɹz/ US
/eːz/ Australia
/eəz/ New Zealand
/iəz/
/eɹz/ Scotland
/ɜː(ɹ)z/

Sounds like Ayres, eres, eyres, heirs, ares (“unit of measurement”), errs (one US pronunciation or with fair–fur merger), ears (cheer–chair merger) · Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)z

noun

plural plural of air
Affected manners intended to impress others. She put on airs, pretending to be more sophisticated than she was.

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of air

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pose, pomposity, snobbery, snootiness, pretense, broadcast, sir, transmitted, sari, affectations, announces, atmospheres, broadcasts, circulates, conveys, diffuses

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@misc{airs_2026,
  title = {airs},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/airs},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}