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ae·ther

[ee-ther]
noun
1.
ether (defs. 3–5).
2.
(initial capital letter) the ancient Greek personification of the clear upper air of the sky.
ae·the·re·al [ih-theer-ee-uhl] , ae·ther·ic [ih-ther-ik] , adjective

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e·the·re·al

[ih-theer-ee-uhl]
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.
Also, aethereal (for defs. 1–4).


Origin:
1505–15; < Latin aethere(us) (< Greek aithérios), equivalent to aether- ether + -eus adj. suffix + -al1

e·the·re·al·i·ty, e·the·re·al·ness, noun
e·the·re·al·ly, adverb
e·the·re·ous, adjective
non·e·the·re·al, adjective
non·e·the·re·al·ly, adverb
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non·e·the·re·al·ness, noun
non·e·the·re·al·i·ty, noun
un·e·the·re·al, adjective
un·e·the·re·al·ly, adverb
un·e·the·re·al·ness, noun
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aethereal (ɪˈθɪərɪəl)
 
adj
ethereal ethereal a variant spelling of ethereal
 
aethereality
 
n
 
ae'thereally
 
adv

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ethereal
1510s, from ether + -al; extended sense of "light, airy" is from 1598.
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ethereal e·the·re·al (ĭ-thēr'ē-əl)
adj.

  1. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible.

  2. 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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