airy
 air·y (ârʹē)adj. air·i·er, air·i·est
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. airʹi·ly adv.airʹi·ness n.
Synonyms: airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer2, transparent, 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.
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