1. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
   "The dancer's movements were aery and graceful";
   - aeriform, aerial, airy, ethereal, etherial

1. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
   "We spotted an eagle's aery high up on the cliff face";
   - aerie [N. Amer], eyrie [Brit], eyry [non-standard]
    
2. Any habitation at a high altitude
   "The eagle's aery was perched on a cliff overlooking the valley";
   - aerie [N. Amer], eyrie [Brit], eyry [non-standard]

Derived forms: aerier, aeriest

See also: insubstantial, unreal, unsubstantial

Type of: bird nest, bird's nest, habitation