Airy
English translation: unrealistic, ethereal, light as air >>>
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| 4 +1 | unrealistic or >>> |
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| 4 | light as air, delicate |
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| airy light as air, delicate Explanation: Here's one example: A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare Theseus’ famous speech from Act V also appears to denigrate the poet’s imaginative faculty by aligning him with lovers and madmen. He argues that the poet “gives to airy nothing / A local habitation and a name,” a trick performed by strong imaginations. His theory denies the importance of craft and discipline in the creation of art, casting artistic talent as little more than airy fantasy. http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-78,pageNum-53 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 mins (2005-01-17 02:04:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or empty. |
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| airy From dictionary: Explanation: airy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- airy \air"y\ (&?;), a. 1. consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies. 2. relating or belonging to air; high in air; aërial; as, an airy flight. "the airy region." 3. open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; as, an airy situation. 4. resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike. "an airy spirit." 5. relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music. 6. without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary. "airy fame." empty sound, and airy notions. 7. light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial. "merry and airy." taylor. 8. having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand. [colloq.] 9. (paint.) having the light and aërial tints true to nature. --elmes. airy adj 1. open to or abounding in fresh air; "airy rooms" [syn: aired] 2. not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich" [syn: impractical, visionary] 3. having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air; "airy gauze curtains" 4. characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- thomas carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms" [syn: aeriform, aerial, aery, ethereal] |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| airy unrealistic or >>> Explanation: light as airy, ethereal, unrealistic, visionary some examples: " A kitchen gets an airy, modern facelift without blowing the budget." "The light and airy atmosphere is wonderfull." "... blend in whipped tofu till light and airy." "He had a light face, airy even, with the sort of boyishness that put him..." "XX brings Dvorak's airy and exhuberant Symphony No.8. ..." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs 30 mins (2005-01-17 14:29:48 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- light as air, not \"airy\" |
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