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air

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of air

1 a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect

played a lively air on his fiddle

Synonyms of air

lay, melody, song, strain, tune, warble

Words Related to air

descant (also discant)

cadence, measure, meter, rhythm

ballad, ditty, hymn, lyric, madrigal

2 a slight or gentle movement of air

we sailed into the bay on a light air and just in time to enjoy a spectacular sunset

Synonyms of air

breath, breeze, puff, waft, zephyr

Words Related to air

current, draft, whiff

blast, blow, flurry, gale, headwind, northeaster, norther, northwester, southeaster, southwester, tailwind, westerly, wind

squall, tempest, tornado, windstorm

Near Antonyms of air

3 a special quality or impression associated with something

Naomiʼs the only person I know who can wear old jeans and a T-shirt with an air of elegance

Synonyms of air

ambience (or ambiance), aroma, atmosphere, aura, climate, flavor, halo, karma, mood, nimbus, note, odor, patina, smell, temper, vibration(s)

Words Related to air

aureole (or aureola), mystique, romance

feel, feeling, sensation, sense, spirit

attribute, character, characteristic, image, mark, notion, peculiarity, picture, property, trait

color, illusion, overtone, semblance, suggestion, tone

4 airs plural a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive

ever since she joined the country club sheʼs been putting on airs of being too "high society" for us ordinary folks

Synonyms of air

act, charade, disguise, facade (also façade), front, guise, masquerade, playacting, pose, pretense (or pretence), put-on, semblance, show

Words Related to air

impersonation, performance, portrayal

appearance, color, gloss

camouflage, cloak

affectation, deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, double-dealing, duplicity, fakery, fraud, guile

betrayal, double cross, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidy, treachery, treason, unfaithfulness

excuse, pretext

Near Antonyms of air

bluntness, candidness, candor, directness, forthrightness, frankness, openheartedness, outspokenness, plainspokenness, sincerity, straightforwardness

artlessness, genuineness, naïveté (also naivete)

Synonym Discussion of air

pose, air, airs, affectation, mannerism mean an adopted way of speaking or behaving. pose implies an attitude deliberately assumed in order to impress others.

- her shyness was just a pose

air may suggest natural acquirement through environment or way of life.

- a traveler's sophisticated air

airs always implies artificiality and pretentiousness.

- snobbish airs

affectation applies to a trick of speech or behavior that strikes the observer as insincere.

- the posh accent is an affectation

mannerism applies to an acquired eccentricity that has become a habit.

- gesturing with a cigarette was her most noticeable mannerism

air

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of air

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)

suggested we air any complaints about the seating arrangements to the person who actually planned the event

Synonyms of air

expound, express, give, look, raise, sound, state, vent, ventilate, voice

Words Related to air

advertise, announce, declare, enounce, enunciate, proclaim, say

broadcast, circulate, disseminate, publish

describe, write, write up

sound off, speak out, speak up

communicate, convey, put across, put over

Phrases Synonymous with air

give air to, put forth

Near Antonyms of air

censor, restrain, restrict

Antonyms of air

stifle, suppress

Synonym Discussion of air

express, vent, utter, voice, broach, air mean to make known what one thinks or feels. express suggests an impulse to reveal in words, gestures, actions, or what one creates or produces.

- expressed her feelings in music

vent stresses a strong inner compulsion to express especially in words.

- a tirade venting his frustration

utter implies the use of the voice not necessarily in articulate speech.

- utter a groan

voice does not necessarily imply vocal utterance but does imply expression or formulation in words.

- an editorial voicing their concerns

broach adds the implication of disclosing for the first time something long thought over or reserved for a suitable occasion.

- broached the subject of a divorce

air implies an exposing or parading of one's views often in order to gain relief or sympathy or attention.

- publicly airing their differences

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