ethereal

== English == === Alternative forms === aethereal, aetherial æthereal, ætherial (archaic) æthereall, ætheriall (obsolete) === Etymology === From Latin aetherius (“of or pertaining to the ether, the sky, Heaven or the air or upper air”), from Ancient Greek αἰθέριος (aithérios, “of or pertaining to the upper air”). By surface analysis, ether +‎ -ial. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈθɪɚ.i.əl/, /iˈθɪɚ.i.əl/ (stressed) (General Australian) IPA(key): /iˈθɪə̯.ri.əl/ (unstressed) (General Australian) IPA(key): /əˈθɪə̯.ri.əl/ Hyphenation: ether‧eal === Adjective === ethereal (comparative more ethereal, superlative most ethereal) 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. Synonyms: aetheric, etheric Antonym: earthly Near-synonyms: aereous, celestial Pertaining to the immaterial realm, as symbolically represented by, or (in earlier epochs) conflated with, such atmospheric and extra-atmospheric concepts. Antonyms: corporeal, corporal, earthly Near-synonyms: celestial, incorporeal, insubstantial, intangible, spiritual, uncorporeal, mystical, otherworldly, transcendental; see also Thesaurus:cosmic Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc. Synonyms: ethereous, delicate, light; see also Thesaurus:gaseous, Thesaurus:insubstantial, Thesaurus:subtle ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === ethereal (uncountable) Ellipsis of ethereal wave (“music genre”). === Further reading === “ethereal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.