Noun
affected manners intended to impress others
Source: WordNetWhen 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