Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having no air.
- adjective Lacking fresh air; stuffy.
- adjective Lacking movement of air; still.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not open to a free current of air; wanting fresh air or communication with open air.
- Without air; devoid of atmosphere.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not open to a free current of air; wanting fresh air, or communication with the open air.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Lacking or being without
air . - adjective Lacking air circulation.
- adjective With air that is
stale . - adjective medicine Suffering from
asphyxia . - adjective figuratively
stifling ;dead ; lacking vitality or excitement
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lacking fresh air
Etymologies
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Examples
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We’ve turned revelation into drudgery, shut ourselves in airless rooms, and covered over the windows.
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There are also some interesting and original new maps, such as airless moons and other planetary environments.
Wertzone Classics: Ground Control Adam Whitehead 2009
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There are also some interesting and original new maps, such as airless moons and other planetary environments.
Archive 2009-09-01 Adam Whitehead 2009
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In his much-discussed Introduction to Best American Short Stories 2007, Stephen King complained about reading lots of stories that felt "airless".
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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In his much-discussed Introduction to Best American Short Stories 2007, Stephen King complained about reading lots of stories that felt "airless".
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The plastic chairs lining the perimeter of the musty, airless room eventually fill as twenty-two girls and their two facilitators, one of whom is Elena Martínez, the parish receptionist, wander in.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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After this dull, airless misfire, which is a failure on almost every level, it's no wonder that Craven again journeyed back into the Weinstein pit see or don't: Cursed for Scream 4.
Scott Mendelson: 2010 in Review: The 'Worst' Films of the Year Scott Mendelson 2011
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After this dull, airless misfire, which is a failure on almost every level, it's no wonder that Craven again journeyed back into the Weinstein pit see or don't: Cursed for Scream 4.
Scott Mendelson: 2010 in Review: The 'Worst' Films of the Year Scott Mendelson 2011
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Only later did I learn that both Borgonie and Derek Litthauer, a rugged and experienced professor and mine diver from Bloemfontein, have on occasion been evacuated from an especially hot or airless tunnel and sent back to the surface.
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After this dull, airless misfire, which is a failure on almost every level, it's no wonder that Craven again journeyed back into the Weinstein pit see or don't: Cursed for Scream 4.
Scott Mendelson: 2010 in Review: The 'Worst' Films of the Year Scott Mendelson 2011
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