adj
ethereal
ih-THEER-rih-uhl
adj
1
Extremely light, delicate, and seemingly not quite of this world.
"The dancer moved with an ethereal grace."
"Mist gave the forest an ethereal, dreamlike quality."
How to Use Ethereal
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSo light, delicate, or otherworldly it seems almost unreal.
Common pairings
ethereal beauty
ethereal glow
ethereal music
Word Forms
more ethereal comparative, most ethereal superlative
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Etymology
From Latin aetherius, from Ancient Greek aithérios (\"of the upper air\"), related to \"ether\".