Ethereal synonyms and antonyms

ĭ-thîr'ē-əl

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divine (related)
Of or like God or a god
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heavenly
Of or pertaining to the kingdom of God; divine.
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exquisite
Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; fastidious.
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airy
Having little or no substance; thin or immaterial:
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celestial
Of or relating to the sky or physical universe as understood in astronomy:
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aery
Ethereal.
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spiritual
Not concerned with material or worldly things:
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vapory
Resembling vapor; vaporous
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delicate
Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.
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intangible
Designating or of any of certain business assets, esp. goodwill, that have no material being but have monetary value
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unearthly
Weird; mysterious
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aerial
(Botany) Growing or borne above the ground or water:
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fragile
Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.
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ethereality
The quality of being ethereal.
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tenuity
Lack of substance; rarity, as of air
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insubstantial
Lacking or appearing to lack substance or reality:
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diaphaneity
(Mineralogy) transparency
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earthly (antonym)
Terrestrial; not heavenly or divine:
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gossamer
Tenuous, light, filmy or delicate.
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otherworldly (related)
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eerie (related)
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empyreal
Empyrean.
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gauzy
Resembling gauze, as in thinness or translucency:
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tenuous
Rare, as air at high altitudes; not dense
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angelic (related)
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diaphanous
Vague or indistinct; airy
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indelicate (antonym)
Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse:
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insubstantiality
The state or quality of being insubstantial.
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transparent
Easily seen through or detected; obvious:
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thick (related)
(Informal) Very friendly; intimate:
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aeriform
Pertaining to air, or having a form similar to that of air.
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other-worldly (related)
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dreamy (related)
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vaporous
Insubstantial, vague, or ethereal:
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sheer
(Textiles) Very thin or transparent.
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etheral (related)
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light (related)
Of relatively little weight; not heavy:
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astronomical (related)
Extremely large, like the numbers or quantities used in astronomy
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filmy
Gauzy; sheer; very thin
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refined
Characterized by great subtlety, precision, etc.
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earthy (related)
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melancholic (related)
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worldly (antonym)
Of, relating to, or devoted to the material world, especially in contrast to spiritual concerns.
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  • Her hair fell softly around her face and she had an ethereal glow about her.

  • It was the most ethereal flight I had ever witnessed.

  • She wouldn't be buried in the ethereal silks of the wealthy or have her hair inlaid with flowers and perfumes.

  • They form compounds with hydrochloric acid when this gas is passed into their ethereal solution; these compounds, however, are very unstable, being readily decomposed by water.

  • Nitric, hydrochloric and sulphuric acids, all more or less impure, were better studied; and many ethereal oils were discovered.

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