characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"
If a building or room is airy, it has a lot of fresh air inside, usually because it is large. The bathroom has a light and airy feel. stuffy
You can use airy to describe someone's behaviour when they are light-hearted and casual about things which some people take seriously. Giving them an airy wave of his hand, the Commander sailed past. = casual
not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich
having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air; "airy gauze curtains" not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich
{s} of or relating to air; high; insubstantial; superficial; light; graceful; lively
If a building or room is airy, it has a lot of fresh air inside, usually because it is large. The bathroom has a light and airy feel. ¡Ù stuffy
having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air; "airy gauze curtains"
disapproval If you describe someone's ideas as airy-fairy, you are critical of them because you think the ideas are vague, impractical, and unrealistic. their airy-fairy principles