ethereal light
1Ethereal — 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. [1913 Webster] Go, heavenly guest, ethereal messenger. Milton …
2Ethereal oil — 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. [1913 Webster] Go, heavenly guest, ethereal… …
3Ethereal oil of wine — 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. [1913 Webster] Go, heavenly guest, ethereal… …
4Ethereal salt — 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. [1913 Webster] Go, heavenly guest, ethereal… …
5ethereal / ephemeral — Ethereal describes something that is light, airy, and intangible: Ethereal clouds hovered above; Everything in the ballroom looked ethereal. Ephemeral refers to anything lasting for a short period: Truth can be an ephemeral thing; A creek… …
6ethereal / ephemeral — Ethereal describes something that is light, airy, and intangible: Ethereal clouds hovered above; Everything in the ballroom looked ethereal. Ephemeral refers to anything lasting for a short period: Truth can be an ephemeral thing; A creek… …
7light — [adj1] illuminated ablaze, aglow, bright, brilliant, burnished, clear, cloudless, flashing, fluorescent, glossy, glowing, lambent, lucent, luminous, lustrous, phosphorescent, polished, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, rich, scintillant, shining,… …
8ethereal — [ē thir′ē əl, ithir′ē əl] adj. [< L aetherius < Gr aitherios + AL] 1. of or like the ether, or upper regions of space 2. very light; airy; delicate [ethereal music] 3. not earthly; heavenly; celestial 4. Chem. of, like, or containing ether …
9ethereal — 1510s, of the highest regions of the atmosphere, from ETHER (Cf. ether) + AL (Cf. al) (1); extended sense of light, airy is from 1590s. Meaning spiritlike, immaterial is from 1640s. Related: Ethereally …
10ethereal — [adj] delicate, heavenly aerial, airy, celestial, dainty, divine, empyreal, empyrean, exquisite, fairy, filmy, fine, gaseous, ghostly, gossamer, impalpable, insubstantial, intangible, light, rarefied, refined, spiritual, sublime, subtle, supernal …
