Airy

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Sounds like eerie (cheer–chair merger) · Rhymes with -ɛəɹi

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-

Proto-Indo-European *-r

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér

Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr

Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor.

Latin āēr

Old French airbor.

Middle English aire

English air

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English airy

From air + -y.

Consisting of air. an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies
Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial. an airy flight
Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy. It was a good solid house, fanless but airy.
Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike. Neither diamond-hardness nor airy intangibility can save you from this, the searing agony of death!
Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful. airy music
Not based on reality; having no solid foundation Ah me, ah me! No other ghost has haunted the boy’s room, my friends, since I have occupied it, than the ghost of my own childhood, the ghost of my own innocence, the ghost of my own airy belief.
Light-hearted; vivacious
Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
Spacious, well lit, well ventilated. The station has a bright and airy feel and the refurbishment works have provided a modern and inviting station environment for passengers.