aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal
(adjective) characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; “figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away”- Thomas Carlyle; “aerial fancies”; “an airy apparition”; “physical rather than ethereal forms”
aerial
(adjective) existing or living or growing or operating in the air; “aerial roots of a philodendron”; “aerial particles”; “small aerial creatures such as butterflies”; “aerial warfare”; “aerial photography”; “aerial cable cars”
antenna, aerial, transmitting aerial
(noun) an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aerial (comparative more aerial, superlative most aerial)
Living or taking place in the air. [from 16th c.]
(now literary or historical) Made up of air or gas; gaseous. [from 16th c.]
Positioned high up; elevated. [from 16th c.]
Ethereal, insubstantial; imaginary. [from 16th c.]
Pertaining to the air or atmosphere; atmospheric. [from 17th c.]
(aviation) Pertaining to a vehicle which travels through the air; airborne; relating to or conducted by means of aircraft. [from 17th c.]
(botany) Above the ground
aerial (plural aerials)
(chiefly UK) A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.
A move, as in dancing or skateboarding, involving one or both feet leaving the ground.
(photography) Aerial photography.
Some make a distinction between an antenna and an aerial, with the former used to indicate a rigid structure, and the latter consisting of a wire strung in the air. For those who do not make a distinction, antenna is more commonly used in the United States and aerial is more commonly used in the United Kingdom.
• (device for receiving or transmitting): antenna
• (dance move involving one or both feet leaving the ground): air step, acrobatic
• realia
Source: Wiktionary
A*ë"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. aërius. See Air.]
1. Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, aërial regions or currents. "Aërial spirits." Milton. "Aërial voyages." Darwin.
2. Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal.
3. Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aërial spires.
4. Growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aërial rootlets, aërial plants. Gray.
5. Light as air; ethereal. AĂ«rial acid, carbonic acid. [Obs.] Ure.
– AĂ«rial perspective. See Perspective.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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