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airiness

[air-ee-nis] / ˈɛər i nɪs /




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“Oganesson” is constructed around his delicate strummed riff, which recalls the ease of bossa nova, and it has an airiness and jazziness not found elsewhere on the record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

She had a freedom, an airiness — just a beauty about her.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024

Frosted glass surfaces, bright colors and a mezzanine add a sense of airiness to the windowless book conservation lab.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024

Balancing our composition, the flowering stems of giant feather grass introduce airiness and movement to the summer garden.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2023

But four hours ago, they were fugitives, creeping in bushes, hearts apound, danger surrounding; and now, they sit giddy with escape, surrounded only by companions, drunken on the airiness of flight, recounting mishaps.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson


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