Noun : the airiness of a balcony facing the sea. ,a ballet marked by airiness and deft movement. From Dictionary.com.
Client commented their friends and relatives like the 'airiness' of the space. From Wordnik.com. [Apartment Therapy Main] Reference
Stuart exhibited what is known in America as "airiness," and evidently loved to talk of his prowess. From Wordnik.com. [Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War] Reference
Her eyes misted and an odd airiness inflated her heart. From Wordnik.com. [Angels and Outlaws]
There was an airiness to his voice suggesting double meanings. From Wordnik.com. [With No One as Witness]
At the mention of "Ned Napier" the clerk's airiness disappeared. From Wordnik.com. [The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure] Reference
"Down by the pond, I think," he said, with an attempt at airiness. From Wordnik.com. [The Imaginary Marriage] Reference
She marveled again at the comparative airiness and beauty of Loiseau. From Wordnik.com. [Darksong Rising]
The airiness takes away from the taste, so there's not much taste left. From Wordnik.com. [Cupcakes Take L.A.] Reference
"There's an airiness to them that gives a sense of transparency," she says. From Wordnik.com. [Runway Report] Reference
"We have the use of them anyway, " Seccombe said with an attempt at airiness. From Wordnik.com. [Centennial]
I agree, the previous ones had coldness, airiness, minimalist feel about them. From Wordnik.com. [Perfume Review: Ineke Evening Edged in Gold] Reference
Matilda danced with more grace and airiness than the generality of young women. From Wordnik.com. [The Curate and His Daughter, a Cornish Tale] Reference
Your potato breads have that perfect texture and airiness that I was hoping for. From Wordnik.com. [Daring Bakers November Challenge - Tender Potato Bread] Reference
"I like the feeling of space and brightness and airiness," says the 70-year-old. From Wordnik.com. [A Treatment Room With a View] Reference
In the sculpture and decorative friezes, an effect of airiness has been achieved. From Wordnik.com. [The Architecture and Landscape Gardening of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Most Beautiful Achitectural Compositions of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition] Reference
"There's an airiness to them that gives a sense of transparency," says Ms. Karan. From Wordnik.com. [The All-Weather Wardrobe] Reference
A ceiling, if lighter in tone than the walls, gives a sense of airiness to a room. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Interior Decoration] Reference
The walls are light in color, while the general effect is one of light and airiness. From Wordnik.com. [The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886] Reference
A chiaroscuro effect is what 1 prefer anyway, a combination of airiness and murkiness. From Wordnik.com. [the secret sense]
From bridle to stirrup, every fragment of avian tack was downsized to the point of airiness. From Wordnik.com. [Carnivores of Light and Darkness]
In perfect force there is a kind of frivolity, an airiness that can maintain itself in the air. From Wordnik.com. [Orthodoxy] Reference
We drove into the city in the afternoon, and were much impressed by its airiness and cleanliness. From Wordnik.com. [A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil] Reference
“There was a wonderful feeling of airiness and openness … I fell in love with it immediately.”. From Wordnik.com. [Lofty Ambitions] Reference
"I suppose now they'll marry and live happily ever after!" she exclaimed with an attempt at airiness. From Wordnik.com. [Then I'll Come Back to You] Reference
I was surprised by the airiness of it; I don't equate a breeze of fresh air with any kind of notoriety. From Wordnik.com. [In Which I Am Concious of Being Jaded ...Or a Review of Ralph Lauren Notorious] Reference
When she plays seated she generally brings to mind the airiness of French impressionism Ravel, Debussy. From Wordnik.com. [Disquiet » Toil and Trouble] Reference
Only motor – cars are abroad at this hour, and one has a sense of emptiness, of airiness, of secluded gaiety. From Wordnik.com. [The Death of the Moth, and other essays] Reference
I also love Diorissimo - for everyone else it's a spring thing, but its airiness makes it perfect for summer too. From Wordnik.com. [Top 10 Summer Perfumes and a Prize Draw] Reference
They are called beasts that have no ingenuity: and women without airiness, have generally but small sence of love. From Wordnik.com. [The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and the Second Part, The Confession of the New Married Couple] Reference
Up. He passed by grimed and flaking panels, noticing the graceful airiness of plaster ornament that separated them. From Wordnik.com. [Killer Dolphin]
Grand Paseo, and named after the governor-general; nothing can exceed the lightness, airiness, and taste of the interior. From Wordnik.com. [Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada] Reference
“Have you?” she said, with assumed airiness, but still excited by the conviction which the tone of his voice carried. From Wordnik.com. [Sister Carrie] Reference
At Le Poisson Rouge, the Cabinet of Wonders show unfolded with an appealing airiness and a confident sort of self-deprecation. From Wordnik.com. [Harding and His Cabinet of Wonders] Reference
Not only do starters give great depth to the taste of your bread, they add to the texture of it - adding both airiness and heft. From Wordnik.com. [Pan Pugliese] Reference
“I asked you before how you liked my hat,” she said, with another attempt at the airiness which, to-day, she could not command. From Wordnik.com. [Maurice Guest] Reference
Bathroom details: salvaged star curtain hooks and a doily tablecloth turned curtain gave airiness to our quickly-rennovated bathroom. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
Heavy velvets have generally given place to silks and satins, and there is a prevailing airiness in the manner in which they are made up. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851] Reference
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