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- DictionaryE·the·re·al/iˈTHirēəl/
adjective
- 1. extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world: "her ethereal beauty"
- 2. (of a solution) having diethyl ether as a solvent: "sodium is dissolved in ethereal solutions of aromatic ketones"
1. a. : of or relating to the regions beyond the earth. b. : celestial, heavenly. c. : unworldly, spiritual. 2. a. : lacking material substance : immaterial, intangible. b. : marked by unusual delicacy or refinement. this smallest, most ethereal, and daintiest of birds William Beebe. c. : suggesting the heavens or heaven. 3.
very light and delicate, especially in a way that does not seem to come from the real, physical world: ethereal beauty. an ethereal being. High, echoing string sounds give an ethereal quality to the music. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. made of thin material.
adjective. light, airy, or tenuous: an ethereal world created through the poetic imagination. extremely delicate or refined: ethereal beauty. heavenly or celestial: gone to his ethereal home. of or relating to the upper regions of space. Chemistry. pertaining to, containing, or resembling ether.
very light and delicate, especially in a way that does not seem to come from the real, physical world: ethereal beauty. an ethereal being. High, echoing string sounds give an ethereal quality to the music. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. made of thin material.
Something ethereal is airy and insubstantial, like a ghostly figure at the top of the stairs. This word can also describe something delicate and light, like a singer’s ethereal voice.
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.
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. [C16: from Latin aethereus, from Greek aitherios, from aithēr ether]
