Ethereal Definition & Meaning

ethereal
adjective
  1. 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"
  2. of or containing or dissolved in ether; "ethereal solution"
  3. of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"
  4. characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"

Synonyms for ethereal

aerial adj

existing or living or growing or operating in the air; "aerial roots of a philodendron"; "aerial particles

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aeriform adj

resembling air or having the form of air characterized by lightness and insubstantiality

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aery adj

characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air

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airy adj

open to or abounding in fresh air; "airy rooms" not practical or realizable; speculative

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celestial adj

of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly body" relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

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delicate adj

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china

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gossamer adj

characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds

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heavenly adj

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts" of or relating to the sky

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insubstantial adj

lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream

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supernal adj

being or coming from on high; "interpret the plague as a visitation from heaven, a supernal punishment for the sins of

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"Ethereal" in song lyrics

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  • "On plants on planets in the ethereal"
    Atoms Family — Nuthin Really Happens
  • "Dark alliance all welcome to the ethereal"
    Twin Perils — Foward March

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What does ethereal mean?
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" of or containing or dissolved in ether; "ethereal solution" of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death" characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds
What part of speech is ethereal?
Ethereal is an adjective.
How many definitions does ethereal have?
Ethereal has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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