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ethereal
[ih-theer-ee-uhl]
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 ether.
ethereal
/ ɪˈθɪəɪə /
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
Other Word Forms
- ethereality noun
- etherealness noun
- ethereally adverb
- ethereous adjective
- nonethereal adjective
- nonethereally adverb
- nonetherealness noun
- nonethereality noun
- unethereal adjective
- unethereally adverb
- unetherealness noun
- ˌٳˈٲ noun
- ˈٳ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of ethereal1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
Her ethereal look masked her interior stoniness and likely facilitated her extraordinary powers of observation and reporting.
“A white tea is going to be the most ethereal of all caffeinated teas,” Ziata said.
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