Ethereal

Wednesday 7^th September 2016

Ethereal /ɪˈθɪərɪəl/

Adjective

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

5. of or relating to the ether

Derived Forms

ethereality, etherealness, Noun
ethereally, Adverb

Quote

The expressions on the faces shifted from suspicious to ethereal.

From a Polish Country House Kitchen ... To Your Kitchen David Frum 3 December 2012

Word Origin and History

adj.

1510's, "of the highest regions of the atmosphere," from ether + -al;

extended sense of "light, airy" is from 1590’s. Meaning "spirit like, immaterial" is from 1640’s. Related: Ethereally.

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