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ethereal
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e·the·re·al  (-thîr-l)
adj.
1. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible.
2. Highly refined; delicate. See Synonyms at airy.
3.
a. Of the celestial spheres; heavenly.
b. Not of this world; spiritual.
4. Chemistry Of or relating to ether.

[From Latin aetherius, from Greek aitherios, from aithr, upper air.]

e·there·ali·ty (-l-t), e·there·al·ness n.
e·there·al·ly adv.

ethereal [ɪˈθɪərɪəl]
adj
1. extremely delicate or refined; exquisite
2. almost as light as air; impalpable; airy
3. celestial or spiritual
4. (Chemistry) of, containing, or dissolved in an ether, esp diethyl ether an ethereal solution
5. of or relating to the ether
[from Latin aethereus, from Greek aitherios, from aithēr ether]
ethereality , etherealness n
ethereally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ethereal - characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"
insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal - lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon"
2.ethereal - of or containing or dissolved in ether; "ethereal solution"
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
3.ethereal - of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"
heavenly - of or belonging to heaven or god
4.ethereal - characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"
delicate - exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"

ethereal
adjective
1. delicate, light, fine, subtle, refined, exquisite, tenuous, dainty, rarefied gorgeous, hauntingly ethereal melodies
2. insubstantial, light, fairy, aerial, airy, intangible, rarefied, impalpable the ethereal world of romantic fiction
3. spiritual, heavenly, unearthly, sublime, celestial, unworldly, empyreal the ethereal realm of the divine
Translations
ethereal [ɪˈθɪərɪəl] ADJ (fig) → etéreo
ethereal [ɪˈθɪərɪəl] adjéthéré(e)
ethereal
adj
(= light, delicate, spiritual)ätherisch
(= of the upper air) regionshimmlisch
ethereal [ɪˈθɪərɪəl] adjetereo/a
ethereal [ɪˈθɪərɪəl] adjetereo/a


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