air-dry

adjective

That is free of moisture to the degree possible by exposure to; naturally dried.

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Meanings

adjectiveair-dry (not comparable)

alternative airdry · alternative air dry

  1. not comparableThat is free of moisture to the degree possible by exposure to; naturally dried.
verbair-dry (third-person singular simple present air-dries, present participle air-drying, simple past and past participle air-dried)

present singular third person air-dries · participle present air-drying · participle past air-dried · past air-dried · alternative airdry · alternative air dry

  1. transitiveTo dry by exposure to the air.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot giving off moisture on exposure to the air

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dry
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dry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish ilmakuiva, ilmakuivattu
  • ilmakuivadried by exposure to air
  • ilmakuivattudried by exposure to air
  • ilmakuivatato dry by exposure to air
French sec à l'aire
  • sec à l'airedried by exposure to air
German lufttrocken, luftgetrocknet
  • lufttrockendried by exposure to air
  • luftgetrocknetdried by exposure to air
  • lufttrocknento dry by exposure to air
Italian ascigatura ad aria
  • ascigatura ad ariadried by exposure to air
Portuguese sêco ao ar
  • sêco ao ardried by exposure to air
Spanish seco al aire, aeroseco
  • seco al airedried by exposure to air
  • aerosecodried by exposure to air
  • secar al aireto dry by exposure to air
  • aerosecarto dry by exposure to air
Cite this entry
APA

air-dry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air-dry

MLA

“air-dry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air-dry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air-dry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air-dry.

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