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air castle

A·ïr cas·tle
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ah-eer kas-uh l, kah-suh l]
    • /ˈɑ ɪər ˈkæs əl, ˈkɑ səl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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Synonyms 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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