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Definition of airy : 1. Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.
2. Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
3. Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
4. Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial.
5. Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; as, an airy situation.
6. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial; as, an airy flight.
7. Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music.
8. Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
9. Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary.

Synonyms:

supernal, jazzy, gusty, active, elevated, snappy, air, whimsical, happy, outdoors, aeriform, aired, nosebleed, slipshod, sparky, frolicsome, out-of-doors, brisk, mettlesome, lively, sprightly, lofty, thick, vital, remiss, springy, ethereal, gauzy, long-winded, ventilated, pizzazzy, exquisite, subtle, complacency, atmosphere, stifling, perky, complacent, gay, pert, racy, perfunctory, fragile, airflow, filmy, spacious, airlike, nuanced, dense, breathable, high, soaring, gossamery, peppy, debonair, impractical, bouncing, insubstantial, spirited, kinetic, energetic, attitude, breath, careless, towering, animated, frail, spanking, dainty, airborne, thin, open, frisky, sky-high, fairylike, vivacious, utopian, corky, visionary, aery, careful, wordy, like a bull in a china shop, flippant, aerial, exposed, current, celestial, jaunty, airless, joyous, tedious, animate, casual, diaphanous, unsubstantial, refined, sheer, fluffy, closed, good, lackadaisical, pneumatic, zippy, transparent, vapory, blowy, unreal, blast, verbose

climactic, breezy, immaterial, vaporous, windy, atmospheric

feathery, delicate, gossamer, light, weightless, buoyant

imaginary, intangible

Usage examples:

• The change from the close, rank ship, to large, airy, well- furnished rooms and clean attendants, was a luxury we should have enjoyed had not the dread of cholera involved all things around us in gloom and apprehension. - "Roughing it in the Bush", Susanna Moodie.
• The wind was in her golden hair, and swept to one side her light, airy costume. - "Barriers Burned Away", E. P. Roe.
• " Perhaps I know more than you think," answered McAllister, with an inane imitation of airy nonchalance. - "McAllister and His Double", Arthur Train.