IN THE AIR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does in the air mean? 

• IN THE AIR (adverb)
  The adverb IN THE AIR has 1 sense:

1. on everybody's mind

  Familiarity information: IN THE AIR used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IN THE AIR (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

On everybody's mind

Synonyms:

in everyone's thoughts; in the air

Context example:

Christmas was in the air

 Context examples 

For example, asthma pollutants and chemicals in the air or in the home can trigger asthma attacks.

(Environmental Health, NIH: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

Some fungi reproduce through tiny spores in the air.

(Fungal Infections, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

It was quite an affecting sight, I used to think, to see him with the kite when it was up a great height in the air.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

There were dark, rolling clouds overhead, and in the air the heavy, oppressive sense of thunder.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

This enhances the process by helping suspend the dust particles in the air.

(Martian Dust Storm Grows Global: Curiosity Captures Photos of Thickening Haze, NASA)

It also protects your eyes, ears and nose from small particles in the air.

(Hair Problems, NIH)

The amount of water vapor in the air of a living space.

(Housing Humidity, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

It was ridiculous and ungainly, lying there on his back with legs sprawling in the air.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Mercury in the air settles into water.

(Mercury, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)

A machine that puts moisture in the air.

(Humidifier, NCI Dictionary)