Synonyms for Ethereal
Definition of ethereal
adjective
- 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"
12 synonyms found
Writing tips for "ethereal"
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"Ethereal" in song lyrics
See how ethereal is used in real songs:
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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