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Another word for ethereal

Adjective

  1. So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film

    2. See also:

    thick

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Another word for ethereal

Modifier

  1. Delicate

    2. See also:

    light

  2. Celestial

    3. See also:

    divine

    astronomical

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Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

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