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Definition of "airless" []

  • Having no air. (adjective)
  • Lacking fresh air; stuffy. (adjective)
  • Lacking movement of air; still. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "airless" in a sentence
  • "We’ve turned revelation into drudgery, shut ourselves in airless rooms, and covered over the windows."
  • "There are also some interesting and original new maps, such as airless moons and other planetary environments."
  • "In his much-discussed Introduction to Best American Short Stories 2007, Stephen King complained about reading lots of stories that felt "airless"."