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ethereal

[ 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 relating to the upper regions of space.
  5. Chemistry. pertaining to, containing, or resembling ether.


ethereal

/ ɪˈθɪəɪə /

adjective

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٳˈٲ, noun
  • ˈٳ𲹱, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٳr·i·ٲ ·ٳ۱··Ա noun
  • ·ٳ۱·· adverb
  • ·ٳ۱·dzܲ adjective
  • ԴDze·ٳ۱· adjective
  • non·ٳ۱·· adverb
  • non·ٳ۱··Ա noun
  • non·ٳr·i·ٲ noun
  • ܲe·ٳ۱· adjective
  • un·ٳ۱·· adverb
  • un·ٳ۱··Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ethereal1

First recorded in 1505–15; from Latin aethere(us) (from Greek ٳéDz ), equivalent to aether- ether + -eus adjective suffix + -al 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ethereal1

C16: from Latin aethereus, from Greek aitherios, from ٳŧ ether
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Infusing mostly rich, ethereal instrumentals with the music of her Spanish roots and Brazilian vibes, Casado, born in Spain, creates an intoxicating space to dwell and think.

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With a mobile darkroom in her car’s trunk, she can develop the plates on-site, allowing subjects to see their ethereal black-and-white image within minutes.

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Fed from glaciers on Mount Shasta’s majestic slopes, Mossbrae Falls cascades out of lava tubes and down mossy cliffs into the Sacramento River in ethereal curtains of mist, sending rainbows dancing in all directions.

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Her ethereal look masked her interior stoniness and likely facilitated her extraordinary powers of observation and reporting.

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“A white tea is going to be the most ethereal of all caffeinated teas,” Ziata said.

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