airs

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɛəz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɛəɹz/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /eːz/
• (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /eəz/
• (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /iəz/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /eɹz/
• (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA^(key): /ɜː(ɹ)z/
• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)z
• Homophones: Ayres, eres, eyres, heirs, ares (“unit of measurement”); errs (one US pronunciation or with fair–fur merger); ears (cheer–chair merger)

airs

1. plural of air
2. Affected manners intended to impress others.

   She put on airs, pretending to be more sophisticated than she was.

   He walked into the room with an air of confidence, though it seemed like just airs.

   Stop giving yourself such airs—we all know you.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:airs.

• airs and graces
• put on airs

airs

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of air

• Sira, rais, Rias, RISA, Risa, RIAs, IRAs, sira, Isar, aris, Sari, sari, rias, IRAS

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airs

1. plural of air

• IPA^(key): /ɛʁ/

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airs m

1. plural of air

• iras