airs

Noun

Meaning

affected manners intended to impress others

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

zephyr bow-wow music air quackery aviation pose facade ether pretence posturing affectation snobbery aerate condescension
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Antonyms

humility meekness realness self-hatred

Hypernyms

affectedness

Phrases with the word

give airs assume airs without airs not put on airs

Anagrams

rais sari aris IRAS Isar Rias Risa sira iars

Examples

When April winds Grew soft, the maple burst into a flush Of scarlet flowers. The tulip tree, high up, Opened in airs of June her multitude Of golden chalices to humming-birds And silken-wing'd insects of the sky. William Cullen Bryant

The moon is at her full, and riding high, Floods the calm fields with light. The airs that hover in the summer sky Are all asleep tonight. William Cullen Bryant

Fame factories develop and promote hip icons who exude superior airs. Vanna Bonta

Cloudy all day. Showery on mtns. to eastward at noon. Fine thunderstorm evening, with grand display of zigzag intensely vivid & very near with keen cracks [and] grand trailing rain ... Visited Elk ranch. About sixty old & young. Old bulls carry horns in noble style & grand airs. John Muir

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs. Josh Billings

He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials of impotence. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

airproofed airprox airpuff airs and graces airsac airsac catfish