aery Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
    eyrie; aerie; eyry.
  2. noun any habitation at a high altitude
    eyrie; aerie; eyry.
  3. adjective satellite characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
    airy; aeriform; aerial; ethereal.
    • figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle
    • aerial fancies
    • an airy apparition
    • physical rather than ethereal forms

WordNet

Ae"ry noun
Definitions
  1. An aerie.
A"ër*y adjective (Also<
  • Aery
  • Aëry
)
Etymology
See Air.
Definitions
  1. Aërial; ethereal; incorporeal; visionary. Poetic M. Arnold.

Webster 1913