 ethereal |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air | |
| Synonyms: | aerial airy aery aeriform | |
| Examples: | "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle "aerial fancies" "an airy apparition" "physical rather than ethereal forms" |
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| Related terms: | insubstantial | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (chemistry) of or containing or dissolved in ether | |
| Examples: | "ethereal solution" |
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| Related terms: | chemistry ether | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (religion) of heaven or the spirit | |
| Synonyms: | celestial supernal | |
| Examples: | "celestial peace" "ethereal melodies" "the supernal happiness of a quiet death" |
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| Related terms: | heavenly | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy | |
| Synonyms: | gossamer | |
| Examples: | "this smallest and most ethereal of birds" "gossamer shading through his playing" |
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| Related terms: | delicate | |
| Similar spelling: |
etherealize etherialise |
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