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ethereal
adjective
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- E
- Ends with
- L
- Contains
- THEREA
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ɪˈθɪə.ɹi.əl
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
“{'source': 'Thomas Carlyle', 'text': 'figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away'}”
adjective
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
“this smallest and most ethereal of birds”
adjective
of heaven or the spirit
“celestial peace”
adjective
of or containing or dissolved in ether
“ethereal solution”
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Example Sentences
{'source': 'Thomas Carlyle', 'text': 'figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away'}
aerial fancies
an airy apparition
physical rather than ethereal forms
this smallest and most ethereal of birds
gossamer shading through his playing
celestial peace
ethereal melodies
the supernal happiness of a quiet death
ethereal solution
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