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ethereal
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ethereal
(adjective)
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ethereal
/ɪ
ˈ
θirijəl/
adjective
ethereal
/ɪ
ˈ
θirijəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of ETHEREAL
[
more ethereal; most ethereal
]
formal
1
a
:
in heaven
ethereal
heights
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b
:
resembling heaven
:
seeming to belong to another world
The windows give the church an
ethereal
glow.
ethereal
music
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very delicate
an
ethereal
ballet dancer
ethereal
elegance
His writing is filled with
ethereal
[=
airy
] abstractions.
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— ethereally
adverb
an
ethereally
beautiful image
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