airy

(ârˈē)

1. Of, relating to, or having the constitution of air.
2. High in the air; lofty.
3. Open to the air: airy chambers.
4. Performed in the air; aerial.
5. Immaterial; illusory: an airy apparition.
6. Speculative, impractical, or vacuous: airy theories about socioeconomic improvement.
7. Light or delicate: an airy dress.
8. Haughty or affected: dismissed us with an airy wave of the hand.
9. Light-hearted; merry: an airy mood.

Related Forms:

• airˈi·ly adverb

• airˈi·ness noun