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Aery

An aerie.

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Insubstantial 84% connected

Unsubstantial; not real or strong.

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Insubstantial 84% connected

Unsubstantial; not real or strong.

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Unreal 84% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

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Unreal 84% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

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Unsubstantial 84% connected

Lacking in matter or substance; visionary; chimerical.

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Unsubstantial 84% connected

Lacking in matter or substance; visionary; chimerical.

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Broader term 2

Bird's nest 76% connected

Alt. of Bird's-nest

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Habitation 76% connected

The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.

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Airiness 74% connected

The state or quality of being airy; openness or exposure to the air; as, the airiness of a country seat.

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Airiness 74% connected

The state or quality of being airy; openness or exposure to the air; as, the airiness of a country seat.

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Synonym 7

Aerial 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, aerial regi…

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Aerie 92% connected

The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a brood of such birds; eyrie. Shak. Also fig.: A human residence or resting place perched li…

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Aeriform 92% connected

Having the form or nature of air, or of an elastic fluid; gaseous. Hence fig.: Unreal.

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Airy 92% connected

Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.

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Ethereal 92% connected

Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere; celestial; as, ethereal space; e…

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Eyrie 92% connected

Alt. of Eyry

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Eyry 92% connected

The nest of a bird of prey or other large bird that builds in a lofty place; aerie.

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