noun / verb
air
AIR/er/
The breathable mixture of gases surrounding Earth.
Moving air fills the windsock and stirs the nearby leaves.
Etymology
Greek aēr referred to mist or thick, hazy air before also meaning the atmosphere. The English sense names the surrounding gases themselves; the Greek word’s deeper origin is unknown.
In context
present around us is also a mixture it is a mixture of multiple gases air is made up of multiple gases
More examples
- The tire slowly lost air overnight.
- She airs the blankets on the sunny balcony.
- We aired the bedroom after painting it.
Forms
air · airs · aired · airing
airy adjective — Open, light, and filled with fresh air.
Similar words
- atmosphere
- Can mean the entire layer of gases surrounding a planet.
- ventilate
- Specifically means letting fresh air circulate through a space.