the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)

[ Syn: aerie , eyrie , eyry ]

any habitation at a high altitude

[ Syn: aerie , eyrie , eyry ]

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

[ Syn: aeriform , aerial , airy , ethereal ]