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    airy-fairy
    /ˌɛːrɪˈfɛːri/

    adjective

    • 1. impractical and foolishly idealistic: informal British "love might seem an airy-fairy, romantic concept"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAIRY-FAIRY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    AIRY-FAIRY definition: 1. not practical or not based on the situation as it really is: 2. not practical or not based on…. Learn more.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAIRY-FAIRY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe someone's ideas as airy-fairy, you are critical of them because you think the ideas are vague, impractical, and unrealistic. [ British , disapproval ] ...their airy-fairy principles.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › airy-fairyAiry-fairy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of AIRY-FAIRY is delicate, fairylike. How to use airy-fairy in a sentence.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › airy-fairyAIRY-FAIRY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Airy-fairy definition: delicate or lovely. See examples of AIRY-FAIRY used in a sentence.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishairy-fairy adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of airy-fairy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › airy-fairyAiry-fairy - definition of airy-fairy by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. informal fanciful and unrealistic: an airy-fairy scheme. 2. delicate to the point of being insubstantial; light. [C19: from Tennyson's poem Lillian (1830), where the central figure is described as "Airy, fairy Lillian"]

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › airy-fairy_adjairy-fairy, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the adjective airy-fairy is in the 1830s. OED's earliest evidence for airy-fairy is from 1837, in the writing of C. V. Incledon. airy-fairy is formed within English, by compounding.

  9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › airy–fairyAiry–fairy Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    AIRY–FAIRY meaning: not having substance or purpose not practical.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › airy-fairyAiry-fairy Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Airy-fairy definition: Insubstantial or impractical.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › airy-fairyairy fairy | meaning of airy fairy in Longman Dictionary of ...

    airy fairy meaning, definition, what is airy fairy: not sensible or practical: Learn more.