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Aeriform Definition & Meaning

aeriform
adjective
  1. resembling air or having the form of air
  2. characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"

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What does aeriform mean?
resembling air or having the form of air characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"
What part of speech is aeriform?
Aeriform is an adjective.
How many definitions does aeriform have?
Aeriform has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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