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AIRINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lightness in movement or manner
Synonyms:
airiness; delicacy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("airiness" is a kind of...):
life; liveliness; spirit; sprightliness (animation and energy in action or expression)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The property of something weightless and insubstantial
Synonyms:
airiness; buoyancy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("airiness" is a kind of...):
lightness; weightlessness (the property of being comparatively small in weight)
Derivation:
airy (characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air)
airy (having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("airiness" is a kind of...):
capaciousness; commodiousness; roominess; spaciousness (spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building))
Derivation:
airy (open to or abounding in fresh air)
