Of, relating to, or having the constitution of air.
High in the air; lofty.
Open to the air: airy chambers.
Performed in the air; aerial.
Immaterial; illusory: an airy apparition.
Speculative, impractical, or vacuous: airy theories about socioeconomic improvement.
Light or delicate: an airy dress.
Haughty or affected: dismissed us with an airy wave of the hand.
Light-hearted; merry: an airy mood.
derivatives
aiŕi·ly
adverb
aiŕi·ness
noun
synonyms:
airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer2transparent, vaporous These adjectives mean so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: airy curtains blowing at the window; a diaphanous veil; ethereal mist; the filmy wings of a moth; gauzy clouds in the sky; a gown of gossamer fabric; sheer silk stockings; transparent chiffon; vaporous shadows at dusk.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition