What is the meaning of aery?

noun

  • The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle.
  • Any habitation at a high altitude.

adjective

  • Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air.
    • usage: "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"
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