Meaning of air | Babel Free

Definitions

1. air (the substance constituting earth's atmosphere)
2. The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
   uncountable
3. A massif in Niger.
4. Initialism of All India Radio, the national public radio broadcaster of India.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
5. air (the open space above the ground)
6. The substance of the atmosphere seen as an agency of freshness.
   countable, uncountable
7. To be broadcast on television or radio: "tidbits that will air on tonight's 6 o'clock news" (Terry Ann Knopf).
8. Initialism of American Institutes for Research, a nonprofit research organization in the United States.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
9. air; wind
10. One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
    countable, historical, uncountable
11. Football To throw a long pass.
    Football
12. The station code of Airport in Hong Kong.
13. air (a feeling or sense)
14. A local environment or atmosphere, in the context of its effects on behavior, health, weather, etc.
    countable, historical, uncountable
15. Abroad; prevalent: Excitement was in the air.
16. Initialism of All India Rank.
    India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
17. resemblance (to another person)
18. The substance of the atmosphere on a planet other than Earth.
    broadly, uncountable
19. Not yet decided; uncertain.
20. The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered to be surrounded by the near-vacuum of outer space.
    uncountable, usually
21. artist-in-residence.
22. A breeze; a gentle wind.
    countable, uncountable
23. The colorless, odorless, tasteless mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth. Air contains about 78 percent nitrogen and 21 percent oxygen, with the remaining part being made up of argon, carbon dioxide, neon, helium, and other gases.
24. A feeling or sense.
    countable, uncountable
25. One of the four elements; associated with the intellect and thought.
26. A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.
    countable, uncountable
27. a safety bag in a car that protects the driver or a passenger in an accident. lugsak وِسَادَة هَوائِيَّه въздушна възглавница airbag airbag das Airbag airbag αερόσακοςairbag õhkpadi, turvapadi کیسه ایمنی هوا turvatyyny airbag כָּרִית אֲוִיר , כָּרִית אֲווִיר एयरबैग zračni jastuk légzsák kantong udara airbag （自動車の）エアバッグ 에어백 oro pagalvė gaisa spilvens beg udara keselamatan airbagkollisjonsputepoduszka powietrzna د ایمنی هوا کڅوړه подушка безопасности automatický nafukovací vankúš (v prípade neh...
28. Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.
    countable, plural-normally, uncountable
29. in a light-hearted manner. She airily dismissed all objections. vrolik بِابْتِهاج، بِخِفَّه с лекота levianamente lehkomyslně leicht muntert: sorgløst αδιάφοραdespreocupadamente, desenfadadamente muretult با نشاط huolettomasti avec désinvolture בִּקלִילוּת मजाक में olako könnyedén dengan ringan kæruleysislega con disinvoltura うきうきして 유쾌하게 lengvai, nerūpestingai viegli; bezrūpīgi bersahaja luchtigmuntert, sorgløst beztrosko تازه levianamente fără să-i pese, cu dezinvoltură легко bezstarostne la...
30. A melody or song, especially a solo; an aria.
    countable, uncountable
31. lugtigheid خِفَّة وَرَشَاقَه، إنْشِرَاح، مَرَح лекота ligeireza lehkomyslnost die Leichtfertigkeit flygtighed; luftighed αδιαφορίαdespreocupación, desenfado muretus سر به هوا بودن؛ دلباز بودن ilmavuus désinvoltureעליזות प्रफुल्लता površnost könnyedség; levegősség kesegaran kæruleysi disinvoltura, leggerezza 快活 유쾌 lengvumas, nerūpestingumas vieglums; bezrūpība sahaja luchtigheidflyktighet, luftighet przewiewność, beztroska په ازاده هوا کی ligeireza dezinvoltură легкость, воздушность ľahkomyseľ...
32. Nothing; absence of anything.
    countable, informal, uncountable
33. An air conditioning system.
    countable, uncountable
34. Any specific gas.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
35. The state of being briefly airborne during a jump.
    uncountable
36. A television or radio signal; (by extension) media broadcasts in general.
    countable, uncountable
37. Publicity.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“This drill runs on compressed air.”

“As you ascend, the air gets thinner.”

“I'm going outside to get some air.”

“Open the window and let some air into the room.”

“Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776. B. Wooster: Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves? Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.”

“There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm.”

“The air on Mars is very thin and consists mostly of carbon dioxide.”

“The flock of birds took to the air.”

“to give it an air of artistry and sophistication”

“The girl stooped to pluck a rose, and as she bent over it, her profile was clearly outlined. She held the flower to her face with a long-drawn inhalation, then went up the steps, crossed the piazza, opened the door without knocking, and entered the house with the air of one thoroughly at home.”

“Even at the busiest periods, an air of quiet orderliness pervades the hall, and the first impression gained by the traveller is one of efficiency, neatness and cleanliness.”

“But the dull, cool, calculating effect given cumulatively through Stalin’s long career, the air of a great glacier moving slowly and by the easiest path to overwhelm some Alpine valley, is only part of the picture. At various times - and especially in his early career - the calm of his general manner was broken, and expression given to the driving emotions that possessed him.”

“November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk Smalling’s quick one-two of yellow cards towards the end of the first half had left an air of inevitability about what would follow and, if anything, it was probably a surprise that City restricted themselves to Sergio Agüero’s goal bearing in mind another of United’s defenders, Marcos Rojo, was taken off on a stretcher early in the second half with a dislocated shoulder.”

“"He is very plain, undoubtedly—remarkably plain:—but that is nothing compared with his entire want of gentility. I had no right to expect much, and I did not expect much; but I had no idea that he could be so very clownish, so totally without air. I had imagined him, I confess, a degree or two nearer gentility."”

“putting on airs”

“He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.”

“"If I," said Mr. Collins, "were so fortunate as to be able to sing, I should have great pleasure, I am sure, in obliging the company with an air; for I consider music as a very innocent diversion, and perfectly compatible with the profession of a clergyman[…]"”

“The lad, his son, had obtained a Jew's-harp, and learned to play upon it the profane airs of "Yankee Doodle," "Hail Columbia," "St. Patrick's Day," and "Auld Lang Syne."”

“Could you turn on the air?”

“Hey, did you mean to leave the airs on all week while you were on vacation?”

“Ernst gave a list of political activists who had been denied access to the air by private broadcasters, and pointed out that "Secretary Hoover's signature in New York sells for $150,000 to $200,000," thus limiting access to the air on the part of labor unions and other underrepresented groups.”

“Coming to you live once a month, or whenever I feel like broadcasting a little pirate air.”

““These members need air cover in the media.” Paid media is the admission ticket to enter the big-time Washington stage.”

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