Having a light, delicate, or ethereal quality; well-ventilated with plenty of fresh air. Can also describe something lacking substance or being impractical.
From Middle English airy, from 'air' plus the suffix '-y'. Originally meant 'of the air' or 'atmospheric' in the 14th century, later developing meanings related to lightness, breeziness, and eventually the figurative sense of being insubstantial.
Try Another Word