the air is closed

[Untaught88]

Hi,

Is ''The air/wind is closed today'' correct?
Can I also use ''muggy'' in this sense?

 

[Skrej]

No, You can say "It's very close today". You can also use 'muggy'.

I'm not sure I'm following. Piscean, are you suggesting "It's very close today." as an alternative for "The air is very close today." ?

If so, then perhaps this is just a BrE expression, because neither one makes sense to me, at least as synonyms for saying the air is muggy.

 

[Skrej]

I've never heard air referred to as 'close', although we do use 'muggy' in AmE. Referring to air as 'close' would likely draw blank stares in AmE. I doubt anyone would even figure out what was meant.

We do sometimes refer to muggy weather as the air being 'thick' or 'sticky'.

 

[SoothingDave]

"Close air" means nothing to me. I prefer air to be close, so I can breathe it.

 

[Mrfatso]

I've never heard air referred to as 'close', although we do use 'muggy' in AmE. Referring to air as 'close' would likely draw blank stares in AmE. I doubt anyone would even figure out what was meant.

We do sometimes refer to muggy weather as the air being 'thick' or 'sticky'.

Not A Teacher

In BrE we might refer to the type of weather conditions described as close, muggy, thick or sticky.

 

[konungursvia]

I've never heard of it either.

 

[emsr2d2]

See definition 4 HERE. It's used extensively in BrE, without "air".

Wow, it's really close today. I think there might be a thunderstorm later.

 

[MikeNewYork]

In AmE we don't use "close" like that. We do use "muggy" and "humid".