aery

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noun

Dated spelling of eyrie.

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aeriformaerialairyetherealinsubstantialunsubstantialunrealaerie
OriginMiddle English aery ← Latin āerius →
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Meanings

aery1

nounaery (plural aeries)

plural aeries

  1. Dated spelling of eyrie.

aery2

adjectiveaery (comparative aerier, superlative aeriest)

comparative aerier · superlative aeriest

  1. poeticAerial; ethereal; incorporeal; visionary.

    […] The Bird of Jove, ſtoopt from his aerie tour, / Two Birds of gayeſt plume before him drove: […]

    1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC, signature Pp, verso, lines 185–186

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecharacterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air

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aeriformaerialairyetherealinsubstantialunsubstantialunreal

nounthe lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)

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aerieeyrieeyry
Broader
bird's nestbird nestbirdnest

nounany habitation at a high altitude

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aerieeyrieeyry
Broader
habitation
Also see
aerialaerieaeriformairyetherealeyrieimmaterialinsubstantialtenuousunsubstantial

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latināerius
  2. Middle Englishaery
  3. Englishaery

From Middle English aery, from Latin āerius.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

yearAyerRayeayreReayyareAreyEaryeyra
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APA

aery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aery

MLA

“aery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aery.

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