Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for airless. Search instead for fairleads.
Definitions

airless

[air-lis] / ˈɛər lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
without fresh air
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
still
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

As a result, scientists generally expect these distant objects to be airless.

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

He is confined to a small, airless room with six other Israelis, all men considerably younger than Mr. Sharabi, who was 51 at the time of his kidnapping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

It’s one sort of problem to litter the narrative with flat characters and airless performances; the cast must be suffocating from how little life they breathe into their roles.

From Salon ● May 24, 2025

Since extreme temperatures and cosmic rays break down rubber or turn it to a brittle glass, metal alloys and high-performance plastic are chief contenders for airless space tyres.

From BBC ● May 12, 2025

Then he leads Mama and me to an airless room with benches on both sides of a low table.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training