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“airy” in Latin
āeriusOf or pertaining to the air, aerial.; Rising aloft, high, airy.aetheriusOf or pertaining to the sky, ether (aethēr was polysemic; see there for definitions)flābilisairy; spiritualtenuisthin, slender, slim, lank; especially; fine, rare, thin; pure, clear, not coarse; weak, feeble, tenuouslevislight, not heavy; easy to digest; quick, swift, fleet, nimble, rapidperflābilisthat can be blown away; airy; susceptiblefrīgiduscold, cool, chilling, frigid; indifferent, feeble; dull, flat, insipid, trivial, pointless, vainhilarischeerful, lively, light-hearted, merry, jovial
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
airy
PROP., (1)
Consisting of air, aërius (of our denser air): aetherius (of the purer air of the upper sky): spirabiiis: flabilis (breathable); hence, ImPROP.,
As thin as air, tenuissimus (very thin), levissimus (very light: both of clothes, etc). To be clad in “thin and airy habits” (Dryd.), levissime vestitum esse. A most airy habit, ventus textilis (Pub. Syr., in Petron., Sat., 55): nebula linea (ibid.: if of linen).
As light as air, levis, levissimus (of men and things). Airy notions, opinionum commenta. (2)
Existing in the air, aërius (in our denser air): aetherius (in the upper, purer air). (3)
Exposed or pervious to the air, aëri expositus (placed in the air): perflabilis, aëri pervius (through which the air can blow: the latter after Tac., Ann., 15, 43, 3): quo spiritus pervenit: quod pertlatum venti recipit (to which the air has access): frigidus (in a wide sense, cool).
Gay, sprightly, hilaris, hilarus (either at the moment or habitually): alacer gaudio (at the moment).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for airy?
- The usual Latin words for “airy” are āerius, aetherius, flābilis; also tenuis, levis, perflābilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.