aeryadj.

Brit.

/ˈɛːri/, U.S.

/ˈɛri/,

/ˈɪri/,

/ˈiri/,

/ˈeɪri/

Forms:

α. Middle English– aery, 1600s aerie.

β. 1500s–1600s aërie, 1800s aëry.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin āerius.

Etymology: < classical Latin āerius (see aerial adj.), although most early examples of α. forms could alternatively be interpreted as showing airy adj. Compare Middle French, French †ayré, airé aerial, airy (a1506), Middle French, French aéré where the air circulates freely (1398), of the nature of the air (1503), which lives in the air (1570).

Chiefly poetic and literary in later use.

Of or belonging to the air; aerial; (hence) ethereal, spiritual, incorporeal, insubstantial. Also: open to the air. Cf. airy adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [adjective]

flittingc1374

aerya1398

bottomlessa1413

hollowa1529

flittering1549

wanzing1571

aerial1581

slight1585

flit1590

windy1593

filmy1594

tenuous1597

unsubstantial1597

yeasty1598

thingless1599

airy1600

spare1602

spongy1603

insubstantial1607

baselessa1616

thina1616

insolid1618

insubstantiate1621

tenuious1634

bubble1635

thin-spun1638

subventaneous1646

unsubstanceda1658

whipped1673

aericala1678

huffy1678

blatherya1693

naughty1696

substanceless1784

vapoury1818

aeriform1827

airified1837

blow-away1858

non-substantial1858

unbased1860

evasive1881

stuffless1896

fabricless1905

lighter-than-air1909

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > [adjective]

aerya1398

aerial?1545

coursing1600

volant1603

volatical1656

volatic1762

floating1781

aerian1865

volitant1891

the world > matter > gas > air > [adjective] > of or belonging to the air > existing in the air

aerya1398

airlya1398

airya1398

airishc1450

aerial?1545

airsome1584

aerian1618

aericala1678

atmospheric1789

up in-the-air1848

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 31 Medlyng of firy and aery parties.

J. Metham Amoryus & Cleopes (1916) 629 (MED) The spyrytys aery [i.e. Jupiter, Venus, etc.].

1555 L. Digges Prognostication Right Good Effect sig. Bii^v In aery and wyndye signes, as Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius.

1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 594 Al liuing creatures, whether earthie, watry, aërie, or flying.

1617 J. Hales Serm. Oxf. 12 Meteors and aery speculations.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 536 Before each Van Pric forth the Aerie Knights, and couch thir spears.

1699 J. Evelyn Acetaria 133 Aery and moderately Perflatile Grounds.

1751 D. Mallet Alfred (new ed.) iii. vii. 54 And, as on aery wings they float, Spread Alfred's name from pole to pole!

1800 T. Dermody Poems 19 What mental joys the aëry wing would stream!

1818 P. B. Shelley Let. 16 Aug. (1964) II. 475 Its [sc. that of Rosalind and Helen] structure is light and aëry.

1855 M. Arnold New Sirens 72 Her load of streaming tresses Weigh'd, like Ossa, on the aery soul.

1896 Argosy Feb. 432/1 The aery home to which Mlle. Calvé loves to return.

1954 J. Steinbeck Sweet Thursday xxxviii. 259 Great clouds of orangy Monarch butterflies, like twinkling aery fields of flowers.

1995 D. Ray Kangaroo Paws 52 I would be that sponge filling, always filling with light, with such aery fluff as angels bear with good will.

Compounds

† aery-light adj. Obsolete rare of aerial lightness, light as air.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [adjective] > extremely > light as air

flit1590

aerial1606

airya1631

aery-light1667

blow-away1858

lighter-than-air1909

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 4 His sleep Was Aerie light, from pure digestion bred.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aery
释义	aeryadj. Brit. /ˈɛːri/, U.S. /ˈɛri/, /ˈɪri/, /ˈiri/, /ˈeɪri/ Forms: α. Middle English– aery, 1600s aerie. β. 1500s–1600s aërie, 1800s aëry. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin āerius. Etymology: < classical Latin āerius (see aerial adj.), although most early examples of α. forms could alternatively be interpreted as showing airy adj. Compare Middle French, French †ayré, airé aerial, airy (a1506), Middle French, French aéré where the air circulates freely (1398), of the nature of the air (1503), which lives in the air (1570). Chiefly poetic and literary in later use. Of or belonging to the air; aerial; (hence) ethereal, spiritual, incorporeal, insubstantial. Also: open to the air. Cf. airy adj. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [adjective] flittingc1374 aerya1398 bottomlessa1413 hollowa1529 flittering1549 wanzing1571 aerial1581 slight1585 flit1590 windy1593 filmy1594 tenuous1597 unsubstantial1597 yeasty1598 thingless1599 airy1600 spare1602 spongy1603 insubstantial1607 baselessa1616 thina1616 insolid1618 insubstantiate1621 tenuious1634 bubble1635 thin-spun1638 subventaneous1646 unsubstanceda1658 whipped1673 aericala1678 huffy1678 blatherya1693 naughty1696 substanceless1784 vapoury1818 aeriform1827 airified1837 blow-away1858 non-substantial1858 unbased1860 evasive1881 stuffless1896 fabricless1905 lighter-than-air1909 the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > [adjective] aerya1398 aerial?1545 coursing1600 volant1603 volatical1656 volatic1762 floating1781 aerian1865 volitant1891 the world > matter > gas > air > [adjective] > of or belonging to the air > existing in the air aerya1398 airlya1398 airya1398 airishc1450 aerial?1545 airsome1584 aerian1618 aericala1678 atmospheric1789 up in-the-air1848 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 31 Medlyng of firy and aery parties. J. Metham Amoryus & Cleopes (1916) 629 (MED) The spyrytys aery [i.e. Jupiter, Venus, etc.]. 1555 L. Digges Prognostication Right Good Effect sig. Bii^v In aery and wyndye signes, as Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius. 1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 594 Al liuing creatures, whether earthie, watry, aërie, or flying. 1617 J. Hales Serm. Oxf. 12 Meteors and aery speculations. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 536 Before each Van Pric forth the Aerie Knights, and couch thir spears. View more context for this quotation 1699 J. Evelyn Acetaria 133 Aery and moderately Perflatile Grounds. 1751 D. Mallet Alfred (new ed.) iii. vii. 54 And, as on aery wings they float, Spread Alfred's name from pole to pole! 1800 T. Dermody Poems 19 What mental joys the aëry wing would stream! 1818 P. B. Shelley Let. 16 Aug. (1964) II. 475 Its [sc. that of Rosalind and Helen] structure is light and aëry. 1855 M. Arnold New Sirens 72 Her load of streaming tresses Weigh'd, like Ossa, on the aery soul. 1896 Argosy Feb. 432/1 The aery home to which Mlle. Calvé loves to return. 1954 J. Steinbeck Sweet Thursday xxxviii. 259 Great clouds of orangy Monarch butterflies, like twinkling aery fields of flowers. 1995 D. Ray Kangaroo Paws 52 I would be that sponge filling, always filling with light, with such aery fluff as angels bear with good will. Compounds † aery-light adj. Obsolete rare of aerial lightness, light as air. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [adjective] > extremely > light as air flit1590 aerial1606 airya1631 aery-light1667 blow-away1858 lighter-than-air1909 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 4 His sleep Was Aerie light, from pure digestion bred. View more context for this quotation This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1398
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