ethereal meaning and definition

ETHEREAL adjective

Definition of ethereal (adjective)

1. characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
   • "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"
   • synonyms: aerial, aeriform, aery, airy
2. of or containing or dissolved in ether
   • "ethereal solution"
3. of heaven or the spirit
   • "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"
   • synonyms: celestial, supernal
4. characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
   • "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"
   • synonyms: gossamer