Definition of ethereal

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  • ethereal is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • ethereal is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • ethereal is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of ethereal

  • characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy (adjective)

    Examples

    1. this smallest and most ethereal of birds

    Synonyms

    1. gossamer
  • of heaven or the spirit (adjective)

    Examples

    1. ethereal melodies

    Synonyms

    1. celestial
    2. supernal
  • characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air (adjective)

    Examples

    1. physical rather than ethereal forms

    Synonyms

    1. aerial
    2. aeriform
    3. aery
    4. airy
  • of or containing or dissolved in ether (adjective)

    Examples

    1. ethereal solution

See definition of ethereal in Merriam Webster