"ethereal" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪˈθɪɚ.i.əl/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-ethereal.ogg [US], en-au-ethereal.ogg [Australia] Forms: more ethereal [comparative], most ethereal [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin aetherius (“of or pertaining to the ether, the sky, or the air or upper air”), from Ancient Greek αἰθέριος (aithérios, “of or pertaining to the upper air”). By surface analysis, ether + -ial. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|aetherius|t=of or pertaining to the ether, the sky, or the air or upper air}} Latin aetherius (“of or pertaining to the ether, the sky, or the air or upper air”), {{der|en|grc|αἰθέριος|t=of or pertaining to the upper air}} Ancient Greek αἰθέριος (aithérios, “of or pertaining to the upper air”), {{surface analysis|en|ether|-ial}} By surface analysis, ether + -ial Head templates: {{en-adj}} ethereal (comparative more ethereal, superlative most ethereal)
  1. Pertaining to the presupposition of an invisible air-like element permeating all of space, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere. Synonyms: aereous, celestial, spiritual Translations (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere): αἰθέριος (aithérios) (Ancient Greek), ефирен (efiren) (Bulgarian), eteri (Catalan), 空靈 (Chinese Mandarin), 空灵 (kōnglíng) (Chinese Mandarin), éterický (Czech), nadpozemský (Czech), etherisch (Dutch), hemels (Dutch), taivaallinen (Finnish), éthéré (French), ätherisch (German), αιθέριος (aithérios) (Greek), αέρινος (aérinos) (Greek), שְׁמֵימִי (shmeimi) (Hebrew), aerga (Irish), etereo (Italian), aetherius (Latin), eteryczny (Polish), nieziemski (Polish), niebiański (Polish), etéreo (Portuguese), eteric (Romanian), эфи́рный (efírnyj) (Russian), nadzemaljski (Serbo-Croatian), etéreo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ethereal-en-adj-dG69d-HZ Disambiguation of 'pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere': 79 8 13
  2. Pertaining to the immaterial realm, as symbolically represented by, or (in earlier epochs) conflated with, such atmospheric and extra-atmospheric concepts. Synonyms: incorporeal, insubstantial, intangible, spiritual, uncorporeal, mystical, otherworldly, transcendental, cosmic
    Sense id: en-ethereal-en-adj-72N6LhTB
  3. Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc. Synonyms: ethereous, delicate, light, gaseous, insubstantial, subtle Translations (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy): éterický (Czech), etherisch (Dutch), eteerinen (Finnish), haihtuva (Finnish), éthéré (French), etéreo (Galician), himmlisch (German), ätherisch (German), स्वर्गिक (svargik) (Hindi), पारलौकिक (pārlaukik) (Hindi), आकाशीय (ākāśīya) (Hindi), etereo (Italian), aetherius (Latin), eteryczny (Polish), lekki (Polish), zwiewny (Polish), etéreo (Portuguese), eteric (Romanian), etéreo (Spanish), eterisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-ethereal-en-adj-CEd9S5uV Disambiguation of 'consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy': 5 6 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: etherial, aethereal, aetherial [archaic], æthereal, æthereall, ætherial, ætheriall [obsolete] Derived forms: etherealisation, ethereality, etherealization, etherealizing, ethereally, etherealness, ethereal wave

Noun

IPA: /ɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪˈθɪɚ.i.əl/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-ethereal.ogg [US], en-au-ethereal.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From Latin aetherius (“of or pertaining to the ether, the sky, or the air or upper air”), from Ancient Greek αἰθέριος (aithérios, “of or pertaining to the upper air”). By surface analysis, ether + -ial. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|aetherius|t=of or pertaining to the ether, the sky, or the air or upper air}} Latin aetherius (“of or pertaining to the ether, the sky, or the air or upper air”), {{der|en|grc|αἰθέριος|t=of or pertaining to the upper air}} Ancient Greek αἰθέριος (aithérios, “of or pertaining to the upper air”), {{surface analysis|en|ether|-ial}} By surface analysis, ether + -ial Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ethereal (uncountable)
  1. Short for ethereal wave (“music genre”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: ethereal wave (extra: music genre)
    Sense id: en-ethereal-en-noun--4An5rJO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ial, Obsolete scientific theories Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 30 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ial: 13 11 33 43 Disambiguation of Obsolete scientific theories: 13 16 28 43

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          "word": "éthéré"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
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          "code": "de",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "music genre",
          "word": "ethereal wave"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English short forms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for ethereal wave (“music genre”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ethereal wave",
          "ethereal wave#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.əl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈθɪɚ.i.əl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-ethereal.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/92/En-us-ethereal.ogg/En-us-ethereal.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/En-us-ethereal.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-ethereal.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fd/En-au-ethereal.ogg/En-au-ethereal.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/En-au-ethereal.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ethereal"
}

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