air castle
A·ïr cas·tle
A a Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ah-eer kas-uh l, kah-suh l]
- /ˈɑ ɪər ˈkæs əl, ˈkɑ səl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ah-eer kas-uh l, kah-suh l]
- /ˈɑ ɪər ˈkæs əl, ˈkɑ səl/
Definition of air castle words
- noun air castle a fanciful or impractical notion or hope; daydream. 1
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Origin of air castle
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80
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Parts of speech for Air castle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
air castle popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
air castle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for air castle
noun air castle
- reverie — a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing: lost in reverie.
- nightmare — a terrifying dream in which the dreamer experiences feelings of helplessness, extreme anxiety, sorrow, etc.
- delusion — A delusion is a false idea.
- fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- illusion — something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
Antonyms for air castle
noun air castle
- actuality — Actuality is the state of really existing rather than being imagined.
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- fact — Fully Automated Compiling Technique
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
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