airy-fairy

[US]/[ˈeə.ri ˈfeə.ri]/
[UK]/[ˈer.i ˈfer.i]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.Frivolous; unreal; lacking substance.; Light and delicate.
adv.In a frivolous or unreal way.

Phrases & Collocations

airy-fairy tale

airy-fairy notion

airy-fairy world

so airy-fairy

being airy-fairy

airy-fairy ideas

airy-fairy nonsense

described as airy-fairy

an airy-fairy scheme

airy-fairy dreams

Example Sentences

she dismissed his ideas as airy-fairy and unrealistic.

the film's plot was a bit airy-fairy for my taste.

he spun an airy-fairy tale about finding buried treasure.

i prefer practical solutions to airy-fairy theories.

the children were lost in an airy-fairy world of make-believe.

don't get caught up in airy-fairy promises from salespeople.

the proposal was full of airy-fairy language and lacked substance.

i find her explanations rather airy-fairy and vague.

he presented an airy-fairy vision of a utopian future.

the project was abandoned due to its airy-fairy nature.

she has a tendency to get lost in airy-fairy fantasies.

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