airs

noun
UK /eəz/
US /erz/

Airs are the way someone acts when they think they are better than others.

She put on airs at the party and acted like a queen.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Songs or tunes, especially in old-fashioned music.

The band played old Scottish airs all evening.

3. The mixture of gases we breathe, or the open space around us.

The fresh airs of the countryside made him feel alive.

4. Ways of behaving or appearing in public.

He has the airs of a gentleman.