airless
4
4.9
- adjective
- /ˈɛr.ləs/
:
sin aire
- Something about the long, airless days, the empty streets, and hot yards.
- an airless room
Examples
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Inside, the rooms were dark and airless in fall and winter.
Fiction book (1994) -
The room feels newly airless and smells like meat.
Fiction book (2002) -
The room was airless, dark, and cold, and he did not think he could sleep.
Fiction book (1995) -
My kitchen seemed to get small and airless as I waited for the rest.
Fiction book (1999) -
The cardiac team took me to an airless room with steel walls.
Fiction book (2001) -
Inspector Field led us back through narrow, airless streets to the Bow Street neighborhood.
Fiction book (1990) -
The interior was close and airless, and dust hung in the air in visible layers.
Fiction book (1993) -
The van was like a small bus with four rows of seats, hot and airless despite the air-conditioning.
Fiction book (1997) -
When we reached Dewey's house, we walked through the airless hallway to the kitchen and onto the back porch.
Fiction book (2001) -
The room felt stifling and airless, making it hard to breathe comfortably.
Synonyms
29
3.4
Too warm and without fresh air
19
3.9
Completely closed so no air can get in or out
13
2.7
A room with little fresh air that feels uncomfortable to breathe in
1
6.3
A room with no fresh air moving in
1
7.9
Having no openings for air or gas to leave
1
5.6
Does not have an opening for air to go outside
Too closed to let in fresh air
Hot, heavy air that makes it hard to breathe
Material that does not let air through, making you feel hot and damp
Air that has no wind and is completely still
Antonyms
Compounds
How Airless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Airless is made of air and -less, where -less means 'without'. So an airless room is 'without' fresh air and feels stuffy or closed up.