aeriform meaning

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aeriform (adjective): resembling air or having the form of air.

aeriform has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

aeriform as an adjective

  1. resembling air or having the form of air

    Synonyms: airlike

    Similar: gaseous

  2. characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
    • figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away
    • aerial fancies
    • an airy apparition
    • physical rather than ethereal forms

    Synonyms: aerial, airy, aery, ethereal

    Similar: insubstantial

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