Local English word record

ethereal

adjective · 4 senses

characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air- Thomas Carlyle

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Examples

  • figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away
  • aerial fancies
  • an airy apparition
  • physical rather than ethereal forms

Word relationships

Synonyms

aeriform, aerial, airy, aery

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