ethereal

(ĭ-thîr'ē-əl)
adj.

1. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible.
2. Highly refined; delicate. See synonyms at airy.
3. 1. Of the celestial spheres; heavenly.
   2. Not of this world; spiritual.
4. Chemistry. Of or relating to ether.

[From Latin aetherius, from Greek aitherios, from aithēr, upper air.]

ethereality e·the're·al'i·ty (-ăl'ĭ-tē) or e·the're·al·ness n.
ethereally e·the're·al·ly adv.

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adjective

So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: aerial, aery, airy, diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, sheer², transparent, vaporous, vapory. See thick/thin.

adj

Definition: delicate, heavenly
Antonyms: earthly, indelicate, worldly

IN BRIEF: Light and airy or delicate.

When we were on the mountaintop, the clouds looked ethereal.

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(in chemistry) of, containing, or dissolved in an ether, especially diethyl ether.

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1. pertaining to, prepared with, containing or resembling ether.
2. evanescent; delicate.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - let, æterisk, overjordisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
etherisch, buitenaards, hemels, spiritueel, ongrijpbaar, zeer fijn, luchtig, lijkend/betrekking hebbend op ether

Français (French)
adj. - éthéré, aéré, sublime

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ätherisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αιθέριος, εξαϋλωμένος, (χημ.) αιθέριος, πτητικός

Italiano (Italian)
etereo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - etéreo, celestial

Русский (Russian)
эфирный, воздушный, неземной

Español (Spanish)
adj. - etéreo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - eter-, eterisk, himmelsk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
轻的, 天上的, 像空气的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 輕的, 天上的, 像空氣的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 극히 가벼운, 에테르의, 미묘한, 하늘의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - エーテルの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أثيري, سماوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שמיימי, עדין, אוורירי‬

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