ethereal
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i 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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World English Dictionary
ethereal (ɪˈθɪərɪəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | extremely delicate or refined; exquisite |
| 2. | almost as light as air; impalpable; airy |
| 3. | celestial or spiritual |
| 4. | of, containing, or dissolved in an ether, esp diethyl ether: an ethereal solution |
| 5. | of or relating to the ether |
| [C16: from Latin aethereus, from Greek aitherios, from aithēr | |
| ethere'ality | |
| —n | |
| e'therealness | |
| —n | |
| e'thereally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
ethereal
1510s, from ether + -al; extended sense of "light, airy" is from 1598.
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Medical Dictionary
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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Example sentences
He produced some majestic and ethereal imagery.
Margaret was small, fair and ethereal.
It's one of those times when a movement that seemed ethereal and idealistic became a reality and took on political substance.
In the book you convey this somewhat ethereal thing about her.
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