Aeriality

/ɛriˈæləti/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being aerial; something that exists or occurs in the air, or the characteristic of being light and airy.

Etymology

From 'aerial' plus the abstract noun suffix -ity, which forms nouns describing qualities or states. Common in English for creating abstract concepts.

Kelly Says

In art and literature, 'aeriality' describes that ethereal, floating quality—think of how watercolor paintings seem to dissolve into air, or how a soprano's high notes seem to float above everything else!

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