airless
Americanadjective
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lacking air.
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that is without fresh air; stuffy.
a dark, airless hallway.
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that is without a breeze; still.
an airless July day.
adjective
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lacking fresh air; stuffy or sultry
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devoid of air
Other Word Forms
- airlessness noun
Etymology
Origin of airless
Example Sentences
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In this method, astronomers observe the star at times when both TRAPPIST-1e and TRAPPIST-1b, the system's innermost and airless planet, cross in front of the star at the same time.
From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025
It’s a cold, dusty, desert world, nearly airless.
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025
"It's not just Hawkins that feels cut off from the world. It's Stranger Things itself, a show now sealed in an airless, impenetrable bubble of stagnant characters and snarled lore."
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025
He is confined to a small, airless room with six other Israelis, all men considerably younger than Mr. Sharabi, who was 51 at the time of his kidnapping.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
Watchfully, Wolf walked beside them, relaxing a little when they reached a Den a good distance from the Fast Wet: a proper Den, not a small, airless one.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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