airless

[ air-lis ]

/ ˈɛər lɪs /

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adjective

lacking air.

that is without fresh air; stuffy: a dark, airless hallway.

that is without a breeze; still: an airless July day.

Origin of airless

First recorded in 1595–1605; air¹ + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM airless

air·less·ness, noun

Words nearby airless

air lance, air lane, air-launched cruise missile, air layer, air layering, airless, air letter, airlift, airlifter, air-lift pump, airlight

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Example sentences from the Web for airless

Olowu had gotten tired of the Fashion Week slog of runway shows and models posing statically in airless rooms.
Designer Duro Olowu Mixes Fashion and Art in Pop-Up Exhibition|Robin Givhan|February 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
All day the family sits about the fire in a foul and airless hovel, and equally without work or diversion.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition|Robert Louis Stevenson
Soundless, airless, lifeless, the tumbled plain stretched to a jagged horizon.
The Great Dome on Mercury|Arthur Leo Zagat
There came an afternoon, airless, close and heavy until near evening.
The Cassowary|Stanley Waterloo

The shutters were fastened closely, and the room was dreadfully hot and airless.
The Chink in the Armour|Marie Belloc Lowndes
On the surface of the planetoid, giant mushrooming clouds appeared climbing into the airless void.
Danger in Deep Space|Carey Rockwell

British Dictionary definitions for airless

airless

/ (ˈɛəlɪs) /

adjective

lacking fresh air; stuffy or sultry

devoid of air

Derived forms of airless

airlessness, noun

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单词	airless
释义	airless [ air-lis ] / ˈɛər lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR airless ON THESAURUS.COM adjective lacking air. that is without fresh air; stuffy: a dark, airless hallway. that is without a breeze; still: an airless July day. Origin of airless First recorded in 1595–1605; air¹ + -less OTHER WORDS FROM airless air·less·ness, noun Words nearby airless air lance, air lane, air-launched cruise missile, air layer, air layering, airless, air letter, airlift, airlifter, air-lift pump, airlight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for airless Olowu had gotten tired of the Fashion Week slog of runway shows and models posing statically in airless rooms. Designer Duro Olowu Mixes Fashion and Art in Pop-Up Exhibition\|Robin Givhan\|February 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST All day the family sits about the fire in a foul and airless hovel, and equally without work or diversion. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition\|Robert Louis Stevenson Soundless, airless, lifeless, the tumbled plain stretched to a jagged horizon. The Great Dome on Mercury\|Arthur Leo Zagat There came an afternoon, airless, close and heavy until near evening. The Cassowary\|Stanley Waterloo The shutters were fastened closely, and the room was dreadfully hot and airless. The Chink in the Armour\|Marie Belloc Lowndes On the surface of the planetoid, giant mushrooming clouds appeared climbing into the airless void. Danger in Deep Space\|Carey Rockwell British Dictionary definitions for airless airless / (ˈɛəlɪs) / adjective lacking fresh air; stuffy or sultry devoid of air Derived forms of airless airlessness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to airless stifling, stuffy, oppressive, stale, unaired, unventilated, breezeless, unstirring, windless
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airless

adjective

Origin of airless

OTHER WORDS FROM airless

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Example sentences from the Web for airless

British Dictionary definitions for airless

adjective

Derived forms of airless

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