Ethereal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ethereal is an adjective meaning Ellipsis of ethereal wave (“music genre”).
Meaning
Ellipsis of ethereal wave (“music genre”).
More Meanings
- Pertaining to the presupposition of an invisible air-like element permeating all of space, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere.
- Pertaining to the immaterial realm, as symbolically represented by, or (in earlier epochs) conflated with, such atmospheric and extra-atmospheric concepts.
- Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc.
Example Sentences
ethereal space
ethereal regions
Near-synonyms: aereous, celestial
Since to part, / Go heavenly Gueſt, Ethereal Meſſenger, / Sent from whoſe ſovran goodneſs I adore.
Synonyms for ethereal
Depending on context, synonyms include aetheric, etheric, aereous, celestial, incorporeal, insubstantial.
Antonyms for ethereal
Common opposites include earthly, corporeal, corporal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include airy, aeriform, supernal, celestial, aery, heavenly.
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