Aeriality

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being aerial or airy; insubstantiality. uncountable, usually

    "The very excess of the extravagance, in fact, by suggesting to the reader continually the mere aeriality of the entire speculation, furnishes the surest means of disenchanting him from the horror which might else gather upon his feelings."

Example

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"The very excess of the extravagance, in fact, by suggesting to the reader continually the mere aeriality of the entire speculation, furnishes the surest means of disenchanting him from the horror which might else gather upon his feelings."

Etymology

From aerial + -ity.

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