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“Airless” or “Heirless”

Overview

airless / heirless are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

airless: (adjective) lacking fresh air.

heirless: NA

Pronunciation

airless: EH·r·l·ah·s

heirless: NA

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Examples in Context

Examples of “airless”

Examples of “heirless”

  • As the heirless king Frederick VII grew older,


(Examples are Wikipedia snippets under the CC ShareAlike 3.0 license. Definitions drawn from WordNet.)


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