One entry found for airy. Entry Word: airy
Function: adjective
Text: 1 resembling air in lightness <Aunt Helen's lemon pies are famous for their airy meringues>
Synonyms ethereal, fluffy, gossamer, gossamery, light
Related Words dainty, delicate, downy, feathery, flimsy, insubstantial, tender, wispy; buoyant, lighter-than-air, lightweight, rarefied, unsubstantial, weightless
Near Antonyms firm, solid, substantial; bulky, burdensome, cumbersome, hefty, hulking, lumpish, ponderous, unwieldy, weighty
Antonyms heavy, leaden
2 having little weight <wondered what could be inside such an airy package> -- see 1LIGHT 1
3 located at a greater height than average or usual <airy mountain villages> -- see HIGH 3