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Ethereal

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Adjective

1. aerial, aeriform, aery, airy, ethereal

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

Example Sentences:
'figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away'
'aerial fancies'
'an airy apparition'
'physical rather than ethereal forms'

2. ethereal

of or containing or dissolved in ether

Example Sentences:
'ethereal solution'

3. celestial, ethereal, supernal

of heaven or the spirit

Example Sentences:
'celestial peace'
'ethereal melodies'
'the supernal happiness of a quiet death'

4. ethereal, gossamer

characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy

Example Sentences:
'this smallest and most ethereal of birds'
'gossamer shading through his playing'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Ethereal

see synonyms of ethereal
adjective
1. 
extremely delicate or refined; exquisite
2. 
almost as light as air; impalpable; airy
3. 
celestial or spiritual
4. 
of, containing, or dissolved in an ether, esp diethyl ether
an ethereal solution
5. 
of or relating to the ether

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Ethereal

see synonyms of ethereal
adjective
1. 
of or like the ether, or upper regions of space
2. 
very light; airy; delicate
ethereal music
3. 
not earthly; heavenly; celestial
4.  Chemistry
of, like, or containing ether, esp. if mixed with an essential oil

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Ethereal

see synonyms of ethereal
adj.
1. Extremely light or delicate: "An ant lion ... is lovely, long-bodied like a damselfly, with a pair of ethereal wings" (Jennifer Ackerman).
2.
a. Of the celestial spheres; heavenly.
b. Spiritual or otherworldly.
3. Chemistry Of or relating to ether.

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