Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: ethereal
IPA transcription: [ɪθ'ɪɹiəl]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal
    Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
  • What then was this ethereal visitant?
  • It was ethereal, and perhaps not altogether human, but it was hers.
  • About her seemed to hover something of the ethereal, elusive, and disquieting.
  • The columnar formations are topped by globes which emit an ethereal radiance!"