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Airy

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

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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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Light 84% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Light 84% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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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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Utopian 84% connected

Of or pertaining to Utopia; resembling Utopia; hence, ideal; chimerical; fanciful; founded upon, or involving, imaginary perfections; as, Utopian pro…

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Utopian 84% connected

Of or pertaining to Utopia; resembling Utopia; hence, ideal; chimerical; fanciful; founded upon, or involving, imaginary perfections; as, Utopian pro…

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Ventilated 84% connected

of Ventilate

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Ventilated 84% connected

of Ventilate

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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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Breeze 74% connected

Alt. of Breeze fly

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Breeze 74% connected

Alt. of Breeze fly

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Synonym 9

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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Aeriform 92% connected

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

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Aery 92% connected

An aerie.

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Aired 92% connected

of Air

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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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Impractical 92% connected

Not practical.

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Laputan 92% connected

Of or pertaining to Laputa, an imaginary flying island described in Gulliver's Travels as the home of chimerical philosophers. Hence, fanciful; prepo…

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Visionary 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions.

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Windy 92% connected

Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.

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