There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
AIRY
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”
airy
(adjective) having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air; “airy gauze curtains”
airy, impractical, visionary, Laputan, windy
(adjective) not practical or realizable; speculative; “airy theories about socioeconomic improvement”; “visionary schemes for getting rich”
aired, airy
(adjective) open to or abounding in fresh air; “airy rooms”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Airy (plural er-noun)
A surname.
Anagrams
• Iyar, Riya, Yair, yari
Etymology
Adjective
airy (comparative airier, superlative airiest)
Consisting of air.
Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.
Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful.
Not based on reality; having no solid foundation
Synonyms: empty, trifling, visionary
light-hearted; vivacious
Synonyms: sprightly, flippant, superficial
Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
(painting) Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
Synonyms
• (consisting of air): aereous
• (resembling air): aereous; See also insubstantial or gaseous
• (relating to the spirit or soul): ethereal
• (not based on reality): empty, trifling, visionary
• (light-hearted; vivacious): flippant, sprightly, superficial; See also active or carefree
• (having an affected manner): See also arrogant
Anagrams
• Iyar, Riya, Yair, yari
Source: Wiktionary
Air"y, a.
1. Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.
2. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aërial; as, an airy flight. "The airy region." Milton.
3. Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; as, an airy situation.
4. Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike. "An airy spirit." Shak.
5. Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music.
6. Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary. "Airy fame." Shak. Empty sound, and airy notions. Roscommon.
7. Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial. "Merry and airy." Jer. Taylor.
8. Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand. [Colloq.]
9. (Paint.)
Definition: Having the light and aërial tints true to nature. Elmes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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