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   ethereal

   /ɪˈθɪərɪəl/

   adjective

   • 1. extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world: "her ethereal beauty" Similar delicateexquisitedaintyelegantgracefulbeautifullovelyfragileairygossamergossamerylightfinediaphanousthintenuoussubtleinsubstantialshadowyOpposite tangiblesubstantial
   • ▪ heavenly or spiritual: "ethereal, otherworldly visions" Similar celestialheavenlyspiritualunearthlyother-worldlyparadisicalElysiansublimedivineholyrare:empyreansuperlunaryOpposite earthly
   • 2. (of a solution) having diethyl ether as a solvent: "sodium is dissolved in ethereal solutions of aromatic ketones"

   Word Origin early 16th century: via Latin from Greek aitherios (from aithēr ‘ether’) + -al.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ethereality noun
   • 2. ethereally adverb

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