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- [ah-eer out]
- /ˈɑ ɪər aʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ah-eer out]
- /ˈɑ ɪər aʊt/
Definitions of air out words
- noun air out a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere. 1
- noun air out a stir in the atmosphere; a light breeze. 1
- noun air out overhead space; sky: The planes filled the air. 1
- noun air out circulation; publication; publicity: to give air to one's theories. 1
- noun air out the general character or complexion of anything; appearance: His early work had an air of freshness and originality. 1
- noun air out the peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person: There is an air of mystery about him. 1
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Origin of air out
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English eir < Old French air < Latin āēr- (accusative āerem) < Greek āer- (stem of āḗr) the lower atmosphere; conflated with (especially for defs 4, 5) French air, Old French aire nature, character < Latin ager field (cf. acre) and ārea threshing floor, clearing, area; and with (for def 7) French air < Italian aria aria
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Parts of speech for Air out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
air out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
air out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for air out
verb air out
- decontaminate — To decontaminate something means to remove all germs or dangerous substances from it.
- vaporize — to cause to change into vapor.
- deodorize — If you deodorize something, you remove unpleasant smells from it.
- purify — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- sterilize — to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
Antonyms for air out
verb air out
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
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