aery

/'eəri/ Cách viết khác : (aery) /'eəri/ (eyrie) /'aiəri/ (eyry) /'aiəri/
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aery

An eagle soars from its aery high on the cliff face.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air: Describes something that is light, delicate, or lacking material substance, often seeming ethereal or dreamlike.

  2. Noun:

    • Any habitation at a high altitude: A dwelling or structure built in a very high place, such as on a mountaintop.
    • The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle): The nest of a raptor, typically built high on a cliff or in a tall tree.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • The dancer's movements were so graceful they seemed almost aery.
    • He was lost in aery thoughts, disconnected from the practical world.

  • Noun:

    • The hermit lived in an aery perched on the mountain's sheer face.
    • We watched the eagle return to its aery with food for its young.
Advanced Usage
  • Poetic/Literary Use: The adjective form is often used in poetry and descriptive literature to evoke a sense of fragility, beauty, or unreality.
    • The morning mist had an aery quality, softening the edges of the forest.
Variants and Related Words
  • Aerie (noun): The most common modern spelling for the noun meaning "nest of a bird of prey" or "high dwelling." It is pronounced /ˈer.i/ or /ˈɪr.i/.
    • The falcon's aerie was hidden among the crags.
  • Eyrie (noun): Another common variant spelling, especially in British English.
  • Aerial (adjective): Relating to the air; existing or happening in the air. Shares the root meaning of "air" but is more commonly used.
  • Ethereal (adjective): Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world. A close synonym for the adjective sense of aery.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Airy, ethereal, insubstantial, delicate, gossamer, diaphanous, weightless.
  • Noun (nest): Nest, perch.
  • Noun (dwelling): Retreat, perch, stronghold.
Notes on Different Meanings

The word has two distinct meanings: 1. The adjective describes a quality of lightness and lack of substance. 2. The noun refers to a physical location that is elevated, specifically a bird's nest or a high dwelling. The noun is more frequently encountered in its variant spellings aerie or eyrie.

aery

An eagle soars from its aery high on the cliff face.

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

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