Entry Word: airy

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 resembling air in lightness <Aunt Helenʼs 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