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e·the·re·al 
[i-theer-ee-uhl] Pronunciation Key
[i-theer-ee-uhl] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | light, airy, or tenuous: an ethereal world created through the poetic imagination. |
| 2. | extremely delicate or refined: ethereal beauty. |
| 3. | heavenly or celestial: gone to his ethereal home. |
| 4. | of or pertaining to the upper regions of space. |
| 5. | Chemistry. pertaining to, containing, or resembling ethyl ether. |
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| e·the·re·al
(ĭ-thîr'ē-əl) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[From Latin aetherius, from Greek aitherios, from aithēr, upper air.] e·the're·al'i·ty (-āl'ĭ-tē), e·the're·al·ness n., e·the're·al·ly adv. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ethereal
ethereal
1513, from ether (q.v.); extended sense of "light, airy" is from 1598.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| ethereal | |
adjective | |
| 1. | characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms" [syn: aeriform] |
| 2. | of or containing or dissolved in ether; "ethereal solution" |
| 3. | of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death" [syn: celestial] |
| 4. | characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing" |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
e·the're·al'i·ty (-āl'ĭ-tē) or e·the're·al·ness n.
e·the're·al·ly adv.
ethereal e·the·re·al (ĭ-thēr'ē-əl)
adj.
- Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible.
- Of, relating to, or containing ether.
e·the're·al'i·ty (-āl'ĭ-tē) or e·the're·al·ness n.
e·the're·al·ly adv.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Ethereal
E*the"re*al\, a. 1. Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere; celestial; as, ethereal space; ethereal regions. Go, heavenly guest, ethereal messenger. --Milton. 2. Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc. Vast chain of being, which from God began, Natures ethereal, human, angel, man. --Pope. 3. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, ether; as, ethereal salts. Ethereal oil. (Chem.) See Essential oil, under Essential. Ethereal oil of wine (Chem.), a heavy, yellow, oily liquid consisting essentially of etherin, etherol, and ethyl sulphate. It is the oily residuum left after etherification. Called also heavy oil of wine (distinguished from oil of wine, or [oe]nanthic ether). Ethereal salt (Chem.), a salt of some organic radical as a base; an ester.
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