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aeriform definition
aeriform |
Overview of adj aeriform The adj aeriform has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. aeriform, airlike -- (resembling air or having the form of air) 2. aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal -- (characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms") Antonyms of adj aeriform 2 senses of aeriform Sense 1 aeriform, airlike INDIRECT (VIA liquid, gaseous) -> solid INDIRECT (VIA gaseous, solid) -> liquid Sense 2 aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal INDIRECT (VIA insubstantial) -> substantial, real, material Similarity of adj aeriform 2 senses of aeriform Sense 1 aeriform, airlike => gaseous (vs. solid) (vs. liquid) Sense 2 aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal => insubstantial (vs. substantial), unsubstantial, unreal Attributes of adj aeriform Familiarity of adj aeriform aeriform used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj aeriform aeriform Overview of adj aeriform The adj aeriform has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. aeriform, airlike -- (resembling air or having the form of air) 2. aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal -- (characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms")
aeriform definition
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