Aeriform — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

resembling air or having the form of air

characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; - Thomas Carlyle

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɔːdɪlˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/kalkˈɒɡɹəfi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kalkˈɒɡɹəfi/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɔːdɪlˌɪzəm/.

Examples

figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away
aerial fancies
an airy apparition

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aery airy ethereal airlike aerial

Parts of Speech

adjective	resembling air or having the form of air
adjective	characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; - Thomas Carlyle “figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away”

Word Forms

airiness

noun

the property of something weightless and insubstantial

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

luftförmig

Luft ähneln oder die Form von Luft haben

🇫🇷French

aériforme

ressemblant à de l'air ou ayant la forme d'air

🇪🇸Spanish

gaseoso

parecido al aire o que tiene la forma del aire

🇮🇹Italian

aeriforme

somigliante all'aria o avente la forma dell'aria

🇳🇱Dutch

luchtvormig

lijkt op lucht of heeft de vorm van lucht

🇵🇹Portuguese

aeriforme

assemelhando-se ao ar ou tendo a forma de ar

🇷🇺Russian

воздухообразный

напоминающий воздух или имеющий форму воздуха

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवास्तविक

वायु के सदृश या वायु के रूप वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

এরিফর্ম

বাতাসের অনুরূপ বা বাতাসের রূপ রয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

காற்றோட்டம்

காற்றைப் போன்றது அல்லது காற்றின் வடிவம் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఏరిఫారం

గాలిని పోలి ఉంటుంది లేదా గాలి రూపాన్ని కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

एरिफॉर्म

हवेसारखे किंवा हवेचे स्वरूप असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

એરિફોર્મ

હવા જેવું લાગે છે અથવા હવાનું સ્વરૂપ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಏರಿಫಾರ್ಮ್

ಗಾಳಿಯನ್ನು ಹೋಲುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಗಾಳಿಯ ರೂಪವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എയർഫോം

വായുവിനോട് സാമ്യമുള്ളതോ വായുവിൻ്റെ രൂപമുള്ളതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਏਰੀਫਾਰਮ

ਹਵਾ ਵਰਗਾ ਜਾਂ ਹਵਾ ਦਾ ਰੂਪ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوائی شکل

ہوا سے مشابہت یا ہوا کی شکل ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

气态的

类似空气或具有空气形式

🇯🇵Japanese

エアフォーム

空気に似ている、または空気の形をしている

🇰🇷Korean

공기 같은

공기와 비슷하거나 공기의 형태를 가지고 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dạng trên không

giống như không khí hoặc có dạng không khí

🇹🇭Thai

เครื่องบิน

คล้ายอากาศหรือมีรูปอากาศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersifat gas

menyerupai udara atau berbentuk udara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غازي

تشبه الهواء أو لها شكل الهواء

🇮🇷Persian

بادی

شبیه هوا یا داشتن شکل هوا

🇹🇷Turkish

hava şeklinde

havaya benzeyen veya hava şeklinde olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

אווירית

דומה לאוויר או בעל צורה של אוויר

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The primary meaning of 'aeriform' is 'resembling air or having the form of air'.

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