air

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
2. (countable, uncountable) The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
3. (countable, historical, uncountable) The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
4. (countable, historical, uncountable) The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
5. (broadly, uncountable) The substance of the atmosphere on a planet other than Earth.
6. (uncountable, usually) The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered to be surrounded by the near-vacuum of outer space.
7. (countable, uncountable) A breeze; a gentle wind.
8. (countable, uncountable) A feeling or sense.
9. (countable, uncountable) A feeling or sense.
10. (countable, plural-normally, uncountable) A feeling or sense.
11. (countable, uncountable) A melody or song, especially a solo; an aria.
12. (countable, informal, uncountable) Nothing; absence of anything.
13. (countable, uncountable) An air conditioning system.
14. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Any specific gas.
15. (uncountable) The state of being briefly airborne during a jump.
16. (countable, uncountable) A television or radio signal; (by extension) media broadcasts in general.
17. (uncountable) Publicity.

Verb

1. (transitive) To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
2. (transitive) To let fresh air into (a room or a building), to ventilate.
3. (transitive) To make public (an opinion, concern, issue, secret, differences, etc); to present to public view (and sometimes discussion).
4. (transitive) To broadcast (a television show etc.).
5. (intransitive) To be broadcast.
6. (British, Multicultural-London-English, slang, transitive) To ignore (a person).

Verb

Pronunciation spelling of are.

Synonyms

wind

atmosphere

ventilate

tune

melody

sky

breeze

air out

aerate

breath

mien

appearance

look

aria

gas

broadcast

weather

melodic line

line

spirit

strain

melodic phrase

manner

aviation

aura

transmit

steam

dry

aerial

affectation

vent

demeanour

expression

vapor

pneumatic

expose to the wind

aspect

tone

give

face

expose

storm

send

desiccate

soul

style

countenance

bearing

beam

space

Translations

air

aire

aria

Luft

lucht

ar

aire

αέρας

aer

hava

aérer

mélodie

هواء

arieggiare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛə̯/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: aire

In summary

From Middle English aire, from Old French air, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr). Displaced native Old English lyft. More at lift, loft.

Sentences

It was , however , still so hot from its flight through the air .

The difference is that here the " thin film " is a thin layer of air .

It was later transferred to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum .

Pink foam floated gently through the air , landing on the parked vehicles .

Moisture also refers to the amount of water vapour present in the air .

Sickly as a child , the desert air helped Kono's asthma .