ALL meanings of airy-fairy
air·y-fair·y
A a - adjective airy-fairy If you describe someone's ideas as airy-fairy, you are critical of them because you think the ideas are vague, impractical, and unrealistic. 3
- adjective airy-fairy fanciful and unrealistic 3
- adjective airy-fairy delicate to the point of being insubstantial; light 3
- adjective airy-fairy fairylike; graceful; delicate 3
- adjective airy-fairy affected, mannered, etc. 3
- adjective airy-fairy not realistic; impractical; visionary 3
- adjective airy-fairy Informal. delicate or lovely: an airy-fairy actress; an airy-fairy nightgown. not based on reality or concerned with mundane affairs; unrealistic: airy-fairy ideas about spending a fortune that isn't even his. 1
- adjective airy-fairy Slang. effeminate; swishy. 1
- adjective airy-fairy Alternative form of airy fairy. 0