different between exultant vs airy

English

Etymology

From Latin exsultantem, from exsulto (“rejoice; boast”). See also exult.

Adjective

exultant

1. Very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.

Synonyms

Antonyms

• downcast
• miserable
• unhappy

Derived terms

• exultantly

Related terms

• exult

Translations

References

Catalan

Adjective

exultant (masculine and feminine plural exultants)

1. exultant

French

Adjective

exultant (feminine singular exultante, masculine plural exultants, feminine plural exultantes)

1. exultant

Verb

exultant

1. present participle of exulter

Further reading

• “exultant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

exultant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of exult?

Romanian

Etymology

From French exultant.

Adjective

exultant m or n (feminine singular exultant?, masculine plural exultan?i, feminine and neuter plural exultante)

1. exultant

Declension

English

Etymology

air +? -y

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /????.i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????.i/
• Rhymes: -???i

Adjective

airy (comparative airier, superlative airiest)

1. Consisting of air.

   an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies

2. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.

   an airy flight

3. Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.

   an airy situation

4. Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
5. Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful.

   airy music

6. Not based on reality; having no solid foundation

   Synonyms: empty, trifling, visionary
7. light-hearted; vivacious

   Synonyms: sprightly, flippant, superficial

8. Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
9. (painting) Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
10. (of a room or building) Spacious, well lit, well ventilated.

Synonyms

• (consisting of air): aereous
• (resembling air): aereous; See also Thesaurus:insubstantial or Thesaurus:gaseous
• (relating to the spirit or soul): ethereal
• (not based on reality): empty, trifling, visionary
• (light-hearted; vivacious): flippant, sprightly, superficial; See also Thesaurus:active or Thesaurus:carefree
• (having an affected manner): See also Thesaurus:arrogant

Translations

Anagrams

• Iyar, Riya, Yair, yari