Synonyms of aeriform

Adjective


1. aeriform, airlike, gaseous (vs. solid) (vs. liquid)

usage: resembling air or having the form of air

2. aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal, insubstantial (vs. substantial), unsubstantial, unreal

usage: 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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Definition and meaning of aeriform (Dictionary)