ethereal, adj.
freq. cnt. 2
freq. cnt. 2
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
aerial aeriform aery airy ethereal
sample sentences
"figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle"aerial fancies"
"an airy apparition"
"physical rather than ethereal forms"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
ethereal gossamer
sample sentences
"this smallest and most ethereal of birds""gossamer shading through his playing"
semantic pointers
similar to
of heaven or the spirit
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
celestial ethereal supernal
sample sentences
"celestial peace""ethereal melodies"
"the supernal happiness of a quiet death"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
of or containing or dissolved in ether
<adj.pert>
ethereal
sample sentences
"ethereal solution"
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