Ethereal (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
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Meaning 3
Of or containing or dissolved in ether; "ethereal solution".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Related Words
Meaning 4
Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The ethereal music floated on the breeze, transporting listeners to a magical world.
- Her ethereal voice was like a whispered secret, only audible to those who leaned in close.
- The artist's use of pastel colors created an ethereal quality, as if the painting might fade away at any moment.
- The firefly's glowing abdomen gave it an ethereal appearance, as if it were a tiny, flying lantern.
- The poet's words painted an ethereal picture of a world beyond our own, where dreams and reality blurred.