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ethereal

Adjective

∙ Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere; celestial; otherworldly; as, ethereal space; ethereal regions.
∙ Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc.
∙ Delicate, light and airy.
∙ (chemistry) To do with ether

BABYLON ENGLISH
ethereal adj.
heavenly; light, airy; delicate

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
ethereal
ethereal
\e*the"re*al\ (?), a.
1. pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere; celestial; as, ethereal space; ethereal regions. go, heavenly guest, ethereal messenger.
2. consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc. vast chain of being, which from god began, natures ethereal, human, angel, man.
3. (chem.) pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, ether; as, ethereal salts.
ethereal
oil. (chem.) see essential oil, under essential.
ethereal
oil of wine (chem.), a heavy, yellow, oily liquid consisting essentially of etherin, etherol, and ethyl sulphate. it is the oily residuum left after etherification. called also heavy oil of wine (distinguished from oil of wine, or œnanthic ether).
ethereal
salt (chem.), a salt of some organic radical as a base; an ester.
similar words(5)

ethereal oil of wine
ethereal oil
ethereal medium
ethereal tincture
ethereal salt

WORDNET 2.0
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"
(synonym) aeriform, aerial, airy, aery
(similar) insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal
2. of or containing or dissolved in ether; "ethereal solution"
(pertainym) ether, ethoxyethane, divinyl ether, vinyl ether, diethyl ether, ethyl ether
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
3. of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"
(synonym) celestial, supernal
(similar) heavenly
4. characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"
(synonym) gossamer
(similar) delicate

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Ethereal
Ethereal means pertaining to ether, the air or the sky. It may also refer to:
Ethereal (horse), a horse that won Australia's Caulfield and Melbourne Cups in 2001Wireshark, formerly named Ethereal, a software network traffic analyzerEthereal wave, a music genre also often referred to simply as 'ethereal'
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

ethereal

Adjective

∙ Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere; celestial; otherworldly; as, ethereal space; ethereal regions.
∙ Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc.
∙ Delicate, light and airy.
∙ (chemistry) To do with ether

BABYLON ENGLISH
ethereal adj.
heavenly; light, airy; delicate

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
ethereal
ethereal
\e*the"re*al\ (?), a.
1. pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere; celestial; as, ethereal space; ethereal regions. go, heavenly guest, ethereal messenger.
2. consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc. vast chain of being, which from god began, natures ethereal, human, angel, man.
3. (chem.) pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, ether; as, ethereal salts.
ethereal
oil. (chem.) see essential oil, under essential.
ethereal
oil of wine (chem.), a heavy, yellow, oily liquid consisting essentially of etherin, etherol, and ethyl sulphate. it is the oily residuum left after etherification. called also heavy oil of wine (distinguished from oil of wine, or œnanthic ether).
ethereal
salt (chem.), a salt of some organic radical as a base; an ester.
similar words(5)

ethereal oil of wine
ethereal oil
ethereal medium
ethereal tincture
ethereal salt

WORDNET 2.0
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"
(synonym) aeriform, aerial, airy, aery
(similar) insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal
2. of or containing or dissolved in ether; "ethereal solution"
(pertainym) ether, ethoxyethane, divinyl ether, vinyl ether, diethyl ether, ethyl ether
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
3. of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"
(synonym) celestial, supernal
(similar) heavenly
4. characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"
(synonym) gossamer
(similar) delicate

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Ethereal
Ethereal means pertaining to ether, the air or the sky. It may also refer to:
Ethereal (horse), a horse that won Australia's Caulfield and Melbourne Cups in 2001Wireshark, formerly named Ethereal, a software network traffic analyzerEthereal wave, a music genre also often referred to simply as 'ethereal'
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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