What does ethereal mean in English? Meaning of ethereal definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "ethereal": characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
Adjective
Meaning: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as airExample: figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away
aerial fancies
an airy apparition
physical rather than ethereal formsSynonyms: aerial
aeriform
aery
airy
etherealSimilar: insubstantial
unreal
unsubstantialPronunciation in US: /ɪˈθɪr.i.əl/, /əˈθɪr.i.əl/
Meaning of "ethereal": of or containing or dissolved in ether
Adjective
Meaning: of or containing or dissolved in etherExample: ethereal solutionSynonyms: etherealPronunciation in US: /ɪˈθɪr.i.əl/, /əˈθɪr.i.əl/
Meaning of "ethereal": of heaven or the spirit
Adjective
Meaning: of heaven or the spiritExample: celestial peace
ethereal melodies
the supernal happiness of a quiet deathSynonyms: celestial
ethereal
supernalSimilar: heavenlyPronunciation in US: /ɪˈθɪr.i.əl/, /əˈθɪr.i.əl/
Meaning of "ethereal": characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
Adjective
Meaning: characterized by unusual lightness and delicacyExample: this smallest and most ethereal of birds
gossamer shading through his playingSynonyms: ethereal
gossamerSimilar: delicatePronunciation in US: /ɪˈθɪr.i.əl/, /əˈθɪr.i.əl/
Adjective: Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere; celestial; otherworldly; as, ethereal space; ethereal regions. 1667: Milton, Paradise Lost, book VII Go, heavenly guest, ethereal messenger. 1862: Thoreau, Walking. I trust that we shall be more imaginative, that our thoughts will be clearer, fresher, and more ethereal, as our sky,...1667: Milton, Paradise Lost, book VII Go, heavenly guest, ethereal messenger.1862: Thoreau, Walking. I trust that we shall be more imaginative, that our thoughts will be clearer, fresher, and more ethereal, as our sky,...Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc. 1733: Pope, An Essay on Man Vast chain of being, which from God began, Natures ethereal, human, angel, man.1733: Pope, An Essay on Man Vast chain of being, which from God began, Natures ethereal, human, angel, man.Delicate, light and airy.(chemistry) To do with etherSynonyms:
celestial, intangible, exquisite, ghostly, airy, sublime, aerial, dainty, divine, empyrean, fairy, filmy, fine, gaseous, gossamer, impalpable, insubstantial, light, rarefied, refined, spiritual, subtle, supernal, tenuous, unearthly, unsubstantial, unworldly, vaporous, empyreal, vapory,
Antonyms:
indelicate, poor, earthly, worldly,
