airiness

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Recent Examples of airiness Light and midtone shades of blue add a sense of airiness to small kitchens. Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 16 July 2026 Without the armrests on one side, the silhouette creates airiness, something that’s crucial in a couch for a small space. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 June 2026 For smoother hummus, use a high-power blender, blend longer, add more tahini or olive oil, or incorporate ice for airiness. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026 Compared with those of the older behemoths, the stairs of this 105-story giant do have an airiness about them, which was apparently an intention in the design. Michelle Sinclair Colman, Curbed, 7 May 2026 The AirPods deliver a clean, separated sound with an emphasis on crispness, clarity, and airiness. Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026 His playing also contributes to the airiness of the album, the sense of weightlessness that has more in common with SUSS or Chuck Johnson than anybody on country radio. Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026 The rest of the house had her mother’s easy sense of style and airiness. Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026 As a result, the aesthetic is dominated by the warm tones of walnut wood furniture with rounded details; light gray walls creating a neutral backdrop for the brand’s collections, and mirrored details amplifying the sense of airiness. Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airiness
Noun
  • Gus Birney, Shulman’s real-life daughter, brings an ineffable lightness to Sarah Nell, the joyfulness and sweetness of the portrayal all the more wondrous before of all the darkness that surrounds it.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
  • What character does is govern how a person understands and inhabits these qualities with humanity, with justice, with humility, with the appropriate lightness of not confusing oneself for one’s category.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • Researchers have documented that weightlessness affects many parts of the digestive system, from the mouth to the intestines.
    Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Le Teint Healthy Glow has the weightlessness of a powder paired with the skin perfecting qualities of a liquid.
    Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • The Gran Piatto Core, an antipasto platter laden with delicacies like prosciutto crudo di Modena, creamy ricotta di bufala, and a variety of other specialty meats, leads the list of sharing plates.
    Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Here, visitors can celebrate all forms of this beloved regional ingredient, including cooking demonstrations, sampling local delicacies, and purchasing white truffles directly from the trifulao, or truffle hunters, themselves.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Airiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airiness. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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