Airy vs. Silky — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Airy and Silky
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Definitions
Airy
Open to or allowing in air; breezy or drafty
"the airy bungalows of the island's top officials" (Amitav Ghosh).
Silky
Made of silk; silken.
Airy
Extensive in area or height; spacious
"An open floor plan made bright and airy by soaring ceilings" (Country Living).
Silky
Resembling silk; smooth or lustrous.
Airy
High in the air; lofty
Airy skyscrapers.
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Silky
Covered with or characterized by fine soft hairs or feathers
A silky chick.
Airy
Performed in the air; aerial.
Silky
Pleasantly agreeable, as to the ear
A silky voice.
Airy
Having little or no substance; thin or immaterial
An airy apparition.
Silky
Suave or ingratiating
"the silky courtier's manipulation of an enfeebled king" (David Foster Wallace).
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Airy
Light or delicate
An airy dress.
Silky
Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.
Cloth with a silky lustre
Silky hair
Airy
Speculative, impractical, or vacuous
Airy notions of human perfectibility.
Silky
Smooth and pleasant; seductive.
A silky wine
A silky voice
Silky skills
Airy
Haughty or affected
Dismissed us with an airy wave of the hand.
Silky
(botany) Covered in long, slender, glistening hairs pressed close to the surface; sericeous.
Airy
Chiefly Irish Light-hearted; merry.
Silky
Alternative spelling of silkie
Airy
(Archaic) Of, relating to, or having the constitution of air.
Silky
Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike; as, a silky luster.
Airy
Consisting of air.
An airy substance; the airy parts of bodies
Silky
Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine.
Airy
Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
An airy flight
Silky
Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; sericeous.
Airy
Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.
An airy situation
Silky
Having a smooth, gleaming surface;
Glossy auburn hair
Satiny gardenia petals
Sleek black fur
Silken eyelashes
Silky skin
A silklike fabric
Slick seals and otters
Airy
Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
Airy
Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful.
Airy music
Airy
Not based on reality; having no solid foundation
Airy
Light-hearted; vivacious
Airy
Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
Airy
(painting) Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
Airy
Spacious, well lit, well ventilated.
Airy
Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.
Airy
Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aërial; as, an airy flight.
Airy
Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; as, an airy situation.
Airy
Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
Airy
Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music.
Airy
Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary.
Empty sound, and airy notions.
Airy
Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial.
Airy
Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
Airy
Having the light and aërial tints true to nature.
Airy
Open to or abounding in fresh air;
Airy rooms
Airy
Not practical or realizable; speculative;
Airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
Visionary schemes for getting rich
Airy
Having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air;
Airy gauze curtains
Airy
Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air;
Figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away
Aerial fancies
An airy apparition
Physical rather than ethereal forms
