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ethereous

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e⋅the⋅re⋅al

  [i-theer-ee-uhl]
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–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; < L aethere(us) (< Gk aithérios), equiv. to aether- ether + -eus adj. suffix + -al 1

Related forms:
e⋅the⋅re⋅al⋅i⋅ty, e⋅the⋅re⋅al⋅ness, noun
e⋅the⋅re⋅al⋅ly, adverb
e⋅the⋅re⋅ous, adjective
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ethereal 
1513, from ether (q.v.); extended sense of "light, airy" is from 1598.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ethe·re·al
Pronunciation: i-'thir-E-&l
Function: adjective
: relating to, containing, or resembling a chemical ether
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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