airy fairy
The term "airy-fairy" is often used informally to describe ideas or plans that are seen as unrealistic or lacking practicality.
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Definition
C1General
(informal, disapproving)Unrealistic or impractical, often implying a lack of substance or practicality.
Example
- Her plan to travel the world without any money seemed quite airy-fairy to her parents.
- He dismissed the proposal as airy-fairy and not grounded in reality.
C1General
(informal, disapproving)Fanciful or overly idealistic, often lacking in concrete details.
Example
- His airy-fairy notions about saving the environment lacked practical steps.
- The idea of solving all the world's problems with one simple solution is rather airy-fairy.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "airy fairy":
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