aery

¹

or aër·y

[ air-ee, ey-uh-ree ]

adjective

, aer·i·er, aer·i·est.

1. ethereal; aerial.

aery

²

[ air-ee, eer-ee ]

noun

, plural aer·ies.

1. aerie.

aery

¹

/ ˈeɪərɪ; ˈɛərɪ /

adjective

1. a variant spelling of airy
2. lofty, insubstantial, or visionary

aery

²

/ ˈɛərɪ; ˈɪərɪ /

noun

1. a variant spelling of eyrie

Other Words From

• aeri·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of aery¹

1580–90; < Latin āerius < Greek āérios, equivalent to āer- aer- + -ios adj. suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of aery¹

C16: via Latin from Greek aērios, from aēr air

Example Sentences

Rabbi Mosbacher, who now leads Temple Shaaray Tefila, a reform congregation on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, serves as co-chairman of the campaign along with the Rev. Anthony Bennett, pastor of Mount Aery Baptist Church in Bridgeport, Conn. Their partnership is not an accident, but an affirmation that gun violence is not limited to poor or minority communities, which have struggled for decades to stop the killings.

From New York Times

The aery dome, held aloft with four massive but invisible structures, weighs 7,500 tons - 200 tons more than the iron structure of the Eiffel Tower.

From Washington Times

The aery dome, held aloft with four massive but invisible structures, has an earthly weight of 7,500 tons — 200 tons more than the iron structure of the Eiffel Tower.

From Seattle Times

And I will purge thy mortal grossness so,That thou shalt like an aery spirit go.

From The New Yorker

“I first heard about this idea when I attended a national conference last fall - the weekend before I started this job,” says Tia Aery, the organization’s executive director.

From Washington Times