ethereal
[ ih-theer-ee-uh l ]
/ ɪˈθɪər i əl /
adjective
light, airy, or tenuous: an ethereal world created through the poetic imagination.
extremely delicate or refined: ethereal beauty.
heavenly or celestial: gone to his ethereal home.
of or relating to the upper regions of space.
Chemistry.
pertaining to, containing, or resembling ethyl ether.
Also
ae·the·re·al
(for defs 1–4).
Origin of ethereal
OTHER WORDS FROM ethereal
Words nearby ethereal
ethelwulf,
ethene,
ethenyl,
ethephon,
ether,
ethereal,
ethereal oil,
etherealize,
etherege,
etherify,
etherize
Example sentences from the Web for ethereality
The music should be stately, sophisticated—bold enough to assert its power yet delicate enough to revel in its ethereality.
The bird symbol involved the conception of ethereality or spirituality.
Archaic England |Harold BayleyFor all its ethereality and remoteness, it yearns, "like a God in pain," over the sorrows of the world.
Visions and Revisions |John Cowper Powys
British Dictionary definitions for ethereality
ethereal
/ (ɪˈθɪərɪəl) /
adjective
extremely delicate or refined; exquisite
almost as light as air; impalpable; airy
celestial or spiritual
of, containing, or dissolved in an ether, esp diethyl ether
an ethereal solution
of or relating to the ether
Derived forms of ethereal
ethereality or etherealness, noun ethereally, adverbWord Origin for ethereal
C16: from Latin
aethereus, from Greek
aitherios, from
aithēr
ether
Medical definitions for ethereality
ethereal
[ ĭ-thîr′ē-əl ]
adj.
Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible.
Of, relating to, or containing ether.