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Meaning of ethereal

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

ethereal

Pronunciation:/ɪˈθɪə.ɹi.əl//əˈθɪɹ.i.əl/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere; celestial; otherworldly.

    Example: ethereal space ethereal regions

  2. Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc.

  3. Delicate, light and airy.

  4. To do with ether.

    Example: an ethereal solution