aeriality

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noun

The state of being aerial or airy; insubstantiality.

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Meanings

nounaeriality (usually uncountable, plural aerialities)

plural aerialities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state of being aerial or airy; insubstantiality.

    The very excess of the extravagance, in fact, by suggesting to the reader continually the mere aeriality of the entire speculation, furnishes the surest means of disenchanting him from the horror which might else gather upon his feelings.

    1827, Thomas De Quincey, On Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts

Origin

From aerial + -ity.

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APA

aeriality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeriality

MLA

“aeriality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeriality. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aeriality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeriality.

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