What does Air mean?
Definitions for Air
ɛərair
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Air.
Princeton's WordNet
airnoun
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
"air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air"
airnoun
the region above the ground
"her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air"
air, aura, atmospherenoun
a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
"an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"
breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, airnoun
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
"the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"
atmosphere, airnoun
the mass of air surrounding the Earth
"there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"
airnoun
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrasenoun
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
"she was humming an air from Beethoven"
air, airwavenoun
medium for radio and television broadcasting
"the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people"
air travel, aviation, airverb
travel via aircraft
"air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"
air out, air, aerateverb
expose to fresh air
"aerate your old sneakers"
airverb
be broadcast
"This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M."
air, send, broadcast, beam, transmitverb
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
"We cannot air this X-rated song"
publicize, publicise, air, bareverb
make public
"She aired her opinions on welfare"
airverb
expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry
"Air linen"
vent, ventilate, air out, airverb
expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
"air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"
Wiktionary
airnoun
The atmospheric substance above the surface of the earth which animals breathe, formerly considered to be a single substance, one of the four basic elements of ancient philosophy and one of the five basic elements of Eastern traditions.
airnoun
Now understood as the mixture of gases comprising the earth's atmosphere.
The karate instructor said "air is the one thing you can't go five minutes without; when you spar, you have to remember to breathe."
airnoun
The apparently open space above the ground; the mass of this substance around the earth.
airnoun
A feeling or sense.
...to give it an air of artistry and sophistication.
airnoun
A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.
airnoun
Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.
airnoun
A song, especially a solo; an aria.
airnoun
Nothing; absence of anything.
airnoun
An air conditioner or the processed air it produces.
Could you turn on the air?
airverb
To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
airverb
To let fresh air into a room or a building, to ventilate.
It's getting quite stuffy in this room: let's open the windows and air it.
airverb
To discuss varying viewpoints on a given topic.
airverb
To broadcast, as with a television show.
airnoun
Any specific gas.
airnoun
A jump in which one becomes airborne.
Etymology: From air, from aeir, eyer, aire, eir, from aer, from. Displaced native Middle English luft (from Old English lyft), Middle English loft (from Old Norse lopt). More at lift, loft.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
AIRnoun
Etymology: air, Fr. aër, Lat.
If I were to tell what I mean by the word air, I may say, it is that fine matter which we breathe in and breathe out continually; or it is that thin fluid body, in which the birds fly, a little above the earth; or it is that invisible matter, which fills all places near the earth, or which immediately encompasses the globe of earth and water. Isaac Watts, Logick.
There be many good and healthful airs, that do appear by habitation and other proofs, that differ not in smell from other airs. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 904.
Fresh gales, and gentle airs,
Whisper’d it to the woods, and from their wings
Flung rose, flung odours from the spicy shrub
Disporting! John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. viii. l. 515.But safe repose, without an air of breath,
Dwells here, and a dumb quiet next to death. Dryden.Let vernal airs through trembling ofiers play,
And Albion’s cliffs resound the rural lay. Alexander Pope, Pastorals.All the stor’d vengeancies of heaven fall
On her ingrateful top! strike her young bones,
You taking airs, with lameness. William Shakespeare, King Lear.O momentary grace of mortal men,
Which we more hunt for than the grace of God!
Who builds his hope in air of your fair looks,
Lives like a drunken sailor on a mast,
Ready, with ev’ry nod, to tumble down
Into the fatal bowels of the deep. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.The garden was inclos’d within the square,
Where young Emilia took the morning air. John Dryden, Fables.I would have ask’d you, if I durst for shame,
If still you lov’d? you gave it air before me.
But ah! why were we not both of a sex?
For then we might have lov’d without a crime. John Dryden, D. Seb.I am sorry to find it has taken air, that I have some hand in these papers. Alexander Pope, Letters.
It grew also from the airs, which the princes and states abroad received from their ambassadors and agents here; which were attending the court in great number. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.
And the repeated air
Of sad Electra’s poet, had the pow’r
To save th’ Athenian walls from ruin bare. Parad. Regain.This musick crept by me upon the waters,
Allaying both their fury and my passion,
With its sweet air. William Shakespeare, Tempest.Call in some musick; I have heard, soft airs
Can charm our senses, and expel our cares. John Denham, Sophy.The same airs, which some entertain with most delightful transports, to others are importune. Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scient.
Since we have such a treasury of words, so proper for the airs of musick, I wonder that persons should give so little attention. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 406.
Born on the swelling notes, our souls aspire,
While solemn airs improve the sacred fire;
And angels lean from heav’n to hear! Alexander Pope, St. Cæcilia.—— When the soul is sunk with cares,
Exalts her in enliv’ning airs. Alexander Pope, Cæcilia.Her graceful innocence, her ev’ry air,
Of gesture, or least action, over-aw’d
His malice. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix. l. 459.For the air of youth
Hopeful and chearful, in thy blood shall reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry,
To weigh thy spirits down; and last consume
The balm of life. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xi. l. 452.But, having the life before us, besides the experience of all they knew, it is no wonder to hit some airs and features, which they have missed. John Dryden, on Dramatick Poetry.
There is something wonderfully divine in the airs of this picture. Joseph Addison, on Italy.
Yet should the Graces all thy figures place,
And breathe an air divine on ev’ry face. Alexander Pope.Whom Ancus follows, with a fawning air;
But vain within, and proudly popular. John Dryden, Æn. vi.There are of these sort of beauties, which last but for a moment; as, the different airs of an assembly, upon the sight of an unexpected and uncommon object, some particularity of a violent passion, some graceful action, a smile, a glance of an eye, a disdainful look, a look of gravity, and a thousand other such like things. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.
Their whole lives were employed in intrigues of state, and they naturally give themselves airs of kings and princes, of which the ministers of other nations are only the representatives. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.
To curl their waving hairs,
Assist their blushes, and inspire their airs. Alexander Pope.He assumes and affects an entire set of very different airs; he conceives himself a being of a superiour nature. Jonathan Swift.
As it was communicated with the air of a secret, it soon found its way into the world. Alexander Pope, Rape of the Lock. Ded. to.
To Airverb
Etymology: from the noun air.
Fleas breed principally of straw or mats, where there hath been a little moisture, or the chamber and bed-straw kept close, and not aired. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 696.
We have had, in our time, experience twice or thrice, when both the judges that sat upon the jail, and numbers of those that attended the business, or were present, sickened upon it, and died. Therefore, it were good wisdom, that, in such cases, the jail were aired, before they were brought forth. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 914.
As the ants were airing their provisions one winter, up comes a hungry grasshopper to them, and begs a charity. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.
Or wicker-baskets weave, or air the corn,
Or grinded grain, betwixt two marbles turn. John Dryden, Virgil.Nay, stay a little ————
Were you but riding forth to air yourself,
Such parting were too petty. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.I ascended the highest hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life. Joseph Addison, Spect.
The others make it a matter of small commendation in itself, if they, who wear it, do nothing else but air the robes, which their place requireth. Richard Hooker, b. v. § 29.
You may add their busy, dangerous, discourteous, yea, and sometimes despiteful stealing, one from another, of the eggs and young ones; who, if they were allowed to air naturally and quietly, there would be store sufficient, to kill not only the partridges, but even all the good housewives chickens in a country. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall.
Wikipedia
Air
Air is a visual novel developed by Key and published by VisualArt's in 2000. The story follows Yukito Kunisaki, a traveler who arrives in a quiet seaside town during summer who is on a search for the "girl in the sky" that his now-deceased mother told him about and was searching for too. In town, Yukito meets three strange girls and Yukito begins to suspect that one of them may in fact be the girl he has been searching for. It was adapted by Toei Animation into an animated film in 2005 directed by Osamu Dezaki with music direction by Yoshikazu Suo. Kyoto Animation also adapted it into a 13-episode anime television series broadcast in 2005, along with an additional two episodes also broadcast in 2005, directed by Tatsuya Ishihara with music direction by Shinji Orito. The discography of Air and its anime adaptations consists of one EP, one single, two soundtracks, and three remix albums. The core of the discography is the two original soundtrack albums. The visual novel's soundtrack, which was also used for the anime series, was produced by Key Sounds Label and released in 2002. The music on the soundtrack was composed and arranged by Jun Maeda, Shinji Orito and Magome Togoshi. A soundtrack for the animated film was released in 2005 by Frontier Works. The music on the film soundtrack was mainly composed and arranged by Yoshikazu Suo. Two remix albums were released for the visual novel in 2000 and 2003, and a remix album was released for the film in 2005. A single for the visual novel was released in 2001 containing a vocal version of a background music track from the game. An EP for the visual novel was released in 2006 covering the three pieces of theme music used in the game as well as two remix versions of the opening and ending themes.
ChatGPT
air
Air is the invisible mixture of gases that make up the Earth's atmosphere, primarily consisting of nitrogen (approximately 78%), oxygen (approximately 21%), and traces of other gases such as carbon dioxide, argon, and water vapor. It surrounds the planet and is essential for sustaining life on Earth, as well as being involved in various atmospheric phenomena such as weather and climate.
Webster Dictionary
Airnoun
the fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressible, elastic, and ponderable
Airnoun
symbolically: Something unsubstantial, light, or volatile
Airnoun
a particular state of the atmosphere, as respects heat, cold, moisture, etc., or as affecting the sensations; as, a smoky air, a damp air, the morning air, etc
Airnoun
any aeriform body; a gas; as, oxygen was formerly called vital air
Airnoun
air in motion; a light breeze; a gentle wind
Airnoun
odoriferous or contaminated air
Airnoun
that which surrounds and influences
Airnoun
utterance abroad; publicity; vent
Airnoun
intelligence; information
Airnoun
a musical idea, or motive, rhythmically developed in consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical and balanced whole, which may be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody; a tune; an aria
Airnoun
in harmonized chorals, psalmody, part songs, etc., the part which bears the tune or melody -- in modern harmony usually the upper part -- is sometimes called the air
Airnoun
the peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person; mien; demeanor; as, the air of a youth; a heavy air; a lofty air
Airnoun
peculiar appearance; apparent character; semblance; manner; style
Airnoun
an artificial or affected manner; show of pride or vanity; haughtiness; as, it is said of a person, he puts on airs
Airnoun
the representation or reproduction of the effect of the atmospheric medium through which every object in nature is viewed
Airnoun
carriage; attitude; action; movement; as, the head of that portrait has a good air
Airnoun
the artificial motion or carriage of a horse
Airnoun
to expose to the air for the purpose of cooling, refreshing, or purifying; to ventilate; as, to air a room
Airnoun
to expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; as, to air one's opinion
Airnoun
to expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness, or of warming; as, to air linen; to air liquors
Etymology: [See Air, n., and cf. Arate.]
Wikidata
Air
Air is a music duo from Versailles, France, consisting of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel. Air's debut EP, Premiers Symptômes, was followed by the critically acclaimed album Moon Safari, the re-release of Premiers Symptômes, The Virgin Suicides score, and subsequently albums 10 000 Hz Legend, Everybody Hertz, Talkie Walkie, Pocket Symphony, Love 2, and Le Voyage Dans La Lune.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Air
ār, n. the fluid we breathe: the atmosphere: any special condition of atmosphere, as in 'the night-air,' 'to take the air:' a light breeze: publicity: the bearing of a person: outward appearance, manner, look: an assumed or affected manner: (mus.) a rhythmical melody: a song, also specially a sprightly song: the soprano part in a harmonised composition, being that which gives it its character: (pl.) affectation.—v.t. to expose to the air: to dry: to expose to warm air: (obs.) to take an airing.—ns. Air′-bath, an arrangement for drying substances in air of any desired temperature; Air′-bed, a bed for the sick, inflated with air; Air′-blad′der, in some fishes, an organ containing air, by which they maintain their equilibrium in the water; Air′-brake, a railway brake worked by compressed air.—adj. Air′-built, built in air: having no solid foundation.—ns. Air′-cell, a cavity containing air; Air′-cush′ion, an air-tight cushion, which can be inflated; Air′-drain, an ample space at the foot of foundation walls, for the sake of dryness.—adj. Air′drawn, drawn in air: visionary: (Shak.) imaginary.—ns. Air′-en′gine, an engine put in motion by air expanded by heat; Air′-gas, illuminating gas made by charging atmospheric air with vapour of petroleum or other hydrocarbon; Air′-gun, a gun which discharges bullets by means of compressed air.—adv. Air′ily, gaily.—ns. Air′iness, state of being airy; openness: liveliness; Air′ing, exposure to the air or fire: a short excursion in the open air; Air′-jack′et, a jacket with air-tight cavities, which being inflated renders a person buoyant in water.—adj. Air′less, void of air: not having free communication with the open air.—ns. Air′-lock, a small chamber for the entrance and exit of men and materials, at the top of the caisson or hollow cylinder used for founding the piers of bridges under water; Air′-pump, an instrument for pumping the air out of a vessel; Air′-sac, an air-cell or air-space, esp. in the bones of birds; Air′-shaft, a passage for air into a mine; Air′-ship, a navigable balloon; Air′-space, the cubic content of a room, hospital-ward, or the like, with reference to the respirable air contained in it.—adj. Air′-tight, so tight as not to admit air.—n. Air′-ves′sel, a vessel or tube containing air.—adv. Air′wards, up in the air.—adj. Air′y, consisting of or relating to air: open to the air: like air: unsubstantial: light of heart: sprightly.—To take air, to get wind, to become publicly known. [Fr.—L. aër—Gr.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Air
The mixture of gases present in the earth's atmosphere consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
air
In artillery and naval gunfire support, a spotting, or an observation, by a spotter or an observer to indicate that a burst or group of bursts occurred before impact.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
air
The elastic, compressible, and dilatable fluid encompassing the terraqueous globe. It penetrates and pervades other bodies, and thus animates and excites all nature.--Air means also a gentle breath of wind gliding over the surface of the water.--To air, to dry or ventilate.
Editors Contribution
airnoun
0.) An international Amnesty source of intelligence guiding to an aiding chemistry. 1.) J the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2.) An impression of a quantity or manner given by someone or something annoyingly affected and condescending manner. 3.) A tune or short melodious composition, typically a song. 4.) Express publicly, broadcasting a recorded program on Internet, radio or television.
Air is our most important source in living life.
Etymology: Solar system
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on October 21, 2023
air
A form of energy.
The air in the atmosphere was calm moderate.
Submitted by MaryC on January 13, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Air' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #471
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Air' in Written Corpus Frequency: #922
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Air' in Nouns Frequency: #197
Anagrams for Air »
IRA
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Air in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Air in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Air in a Sentence
Senator John McCain on Wednesday:
Instead of giving the effort the level of attention needed, the Air Force has wasted a year doing very little to end our reliance on Russian rocket engines, if the Air Force is unwilling to do what is necessary to meet the 2019 deadline, they are going to have to figure out how to meet our space launch needs without the RD-180 (Russian engine).
It is easy to go down into hell night and day, the gates of dark death stand wide, but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub, the task.
Essentially, it is an extremely efficient heat exchanging system, which will effectively mount on the front of our new engine design and very efficiently cool incoming air of a very high temperature of about a thousand degrees C [Centigrade], to minus 150 degrees C in a fraction of a second; approximately one-hundredth of a second.
Scientists found that vulnerable people and communities of color are disproportionately exposed to air pollution from firework celebrations.
Priority 1 was to get the mom calm, once I got there and I see a child’s body and not a head. I get close and see an umbilical cord, that’s when I had to move quickly and think quickly. my priority was to get air to this child and free the airway up.
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- هواءArabic
- vzduchCzech
- luftDanish
- LuftGerman
- αέραςGreek
- aeroEsperanto
- aireSpanish
- هواPersian
- ilmaFinnish
- airFrench
- aerIrish
- वायुHindi
- levegőHungarian
- օդըArmenian
- udaraIndonesian
- ariaItalian
- אווירHebrew
- 空気Japanese
- ಗಾಳಿKannada
- 공기Korean
- aer,Latin
- luchtDutch
- luftNorwegian
- powietrzePolish
- arPortuguese
- aerRomanian
- воздухRussian
- luftSwedish
- ఎయిర్Telugu
- อากาศThai
- havaTurkish
- повітряUkrainian
- ہواUrdu
- không khíVietnamese
- לופטYiddish
- 空气Chinese
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