air-dry

A·ïr-dry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ah-eer drahy]
- /ˈɑ ɪər draɪ/
- /eə(r) draɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ah-eer drahy]
- /ˈɑ ɪər draɪ/

Definitions of air-dry word

verb air-dry to dry by exposure to the air 3
verb transitive air-dry to dry by exposing to the air 3
adjective air-dry so dry as to give off no further moisture upon exposure to the air 3
adjective air-dry dry beyond further evaporation. 1
verb air-dry To dry by exposure to the air. 0
adjective air-dry Free of moisture to the degree possible by exposure to air; "naturally" dried. 0

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Origin of air-dry

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Air-dry

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Air-dry

air-dry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.