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I would expect to see it in a context where a lot of other words also had old-fashioned spellings so I'll say "probably" since the reader would be expecting spellings like that. Note that "aery" appears in the works of Shakespeare as a form of "eyrie" rather than "airy."
Both very clear, thank you!The OED states that its occurrence, with that meaning, in modern written English is 0.04 per million words.
If I saw it written I would interpret it as either an archaic word or as a variant spelling of aerie (a kind of large nest). If spoken aloud it would probably be pronounced the same as "airy."Hi all, I saw on the dictionary the word aery, as a synonym of airy: light, ethereal. I searched aery on Google and found something but it still feels to me that it is a very little used word. I wanted to know if, for you, the average english speaker would understand this word.
Thank you, I asked about aery because I think it is somehow a particular word, I couldn't say exactly why, but I find it strange.Aery is about 100 times less common in print than airy. Google Books Ngram Viewer
Yes I got that!To be clear, it’s highly likely that none of us have ever used, or will ever use, the word aery, spelt that way.
👁 Thumbs Up :thumbsup:I couldn't say exactly why, but I find it strange.
Yes... for me it's like the pleasing mysteriousness of faerie, compared to fairy. 👁 Smile :)There's something pleasing and mysterious about it.
Yes! As if meant something more than what we know.
Well, I think I will start using it... it seems one can be both airy-fairy, and an aery faerie.it’s highly likely that none of us have ever used, or will ever use, the word aery, spelt that way.
I wonder if it has something to do with elvish Tolkien's words. They all remind a secret, different world...Yes... for me it's like the pleasing mysteriousness of faerie, compared to fairy. 👁 Smile :)
