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BNC: 20351 COCA: 15313

ethereal

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
ethereal ˈθirijəl/ adjective
ethereal
ˈθirijəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of ETHEREAL
[more ethereal; most ethereal] formal
: in heaven天上的;天空的
: resembling heaven : seeming to belong to another world似天堂的;非人间的;似另一个世界的
: very delicate优雅的;微妙的;缥缈的

— ethereally

adverb
BNC: 20351 COCA: 15313

ethereal

adjective

ethe·​re·​al i-ˈthir-ē-əl How to pronounce ethereal (audio)
1
a
: of or relating to the regions beyond the earth
2
a
: lacking material substance : immaterial, intangible
b
: marked by unusual delicacy or refinement
this smallest, most ethereal, and daintiest of birds William Beebe
c
: suggesting the heavens or heaven
3
: relating to, containing, or resembling a chemical ether
ethereality noun
etherealization noun
etherealize transitive verb
ethereally adverb
etherealness noun

Did you know?

If you're burning to know the history of ethereal, you're in the right spirit to fully understand that word's etymology. The ancient Greeks believed that the Earth was composed of earth, air, fire, and water, but that the heavens and its denizens were made of a purer, less tangible substance known as either ether or quintessence. Ether was often described as an invisible light or fire, and its name derives from the Greek aithein, a verb meaning "to ignite" or "to blaze." When ethereal, the adjectival kin of ether, debuted in English in the 1500s, it referred to regions beyond the Earth or anything that seemed to originate from there.

Example Sentences

The windows give the church an ethereal glow. that ethereal attribute that every performer should have—charisma
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Word History

First Known Use

1522, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of ethereal was in 1522
BNC: 20351 COCA: 15313

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