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Synonyms for airless


Grammar : Adj
Spell : air-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛər lɪs



Définition of airless

  • adj without fresh air
  • adj still
Example sentences :
  • I hear the hungry oaths of men; and love kisses in the airless night.
  • Extract from : « The Little Dream (Second Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • You cannot see stars in the daytime on earth, yet you could see them in the daytime on the airless moon.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • The main floor, big as an armory, airless as a tomb, swarmed with dancers.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1915 » by Various
  • It was comfortable, airless, flowerless, with gravy-coloured walls.
  • Extract from : « The Lowest Rung » by Mary Cholmondeley
  • The station was open and airless as Harvest Moon had been before the humans got there.
  • Extract from : « Legacy » by James H Schmitz
  • Scotch heather does not grow here in this airless sort of place.
  • Extract from : « Betty Vivian » by L. T. Meade
  • The doors of the narrow, airless prison of her love were open to receive him.
  • Extract from : « Moth and Rust » by Mary Cholmondeley
  • But the silence of the airless night was deep and large all about him.
  • Extract from : « In the Wilderness » by Robert Hichens
  • Gedalyeh Mindel flung open the door of a dingy, airless flat.
  • Extract from : « Hungry Hearts » by Anzia Yezierska
  • In that hot, airless hole, what would I have not given for a draught of pure water!
  • Extract from : « The Voodoo Gold Trail » by Walter Walden

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