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Meanings of airiness in English

The property of something weightless and insubstantial.

Lightness in movement or manner.

Synonyms
Examples for "delicacy"
Examples for "delicacy"
1
Porteous said he would celebrate being home by having a local delicacy.
Radio NZ
2
That suggested delicacy; and yet her young body was strong and vital.
The Ragged Edge
3
They understood at once the humour and the delicacy of the situation.
A Book of Scoundrels
4
All the delicacy in him felt the agony of her outraged reserve.
In the Wilderness
5
A cold maiden blush gave her the sweetest delicacy in the world.
"The Ladies": A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty
Usage of airiness in English
1
But answering her banter he once caught an expression behind her airiness.
If Winter Comes
2
In the sculpture and decorative friezes, an effect of airiness has been achieved.
The Architecture and Landscape Gardening of the Exposition / A P...
3
She was awe-stricken by the grandeur-thelargeness and airiness of her new surroundings.
The Golden Calf
4
It hath a beautiful front: beautiful from its lightness and airiness of effect.
A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France an...
5
His poetry usually has the qualities of lightness, airiness, and fancifulness.
History of American Literature
6
The airiness of the walls was a relief to him after the infected room.
The Mermaid: A Love Tale
7
Stables and neat-houses were the perfection of cleanliness and airiness.
In the Heart of the Vosges and Other Sketches by a "Devious Trav...
8
Dorothy Roden was not slow of speech, but she touched topics with less airiness.
Roden's Corner
9
It's all right, Green dismissed the matter with an airiness that was curiously final.
The Obstacle Race
10
Victoria called a few times, her pretexts growing more forced and her airiness less convincing.
The irresistible henry house
11
The subject was changed, but the airiness of tone and lightness of speech was gone.
The Hand but Not the Heart; Or, The Life-Trials of Jessie Loring
12
The first gulp had the airiness of cotton candy and the sourness of French bread.
Robin and ruby
13
The sunlight melds with the pale pastels to create a bright airiness I find soothing.
Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
14
We rambled over all the apartments of this agreeable edifice, characterised by airiness and simplicity.
Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents
15
At that she said, with an incomprehensible airiness: Good-night.
Mrs. Falchion, Volume 1.
16
My name," said the stranger, with glib airiness, "is Count L'Estrange."
The Midnight Queen
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