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(satellite adjective) characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing" |
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Synonyms: gossamer |
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(adjective) (chemistry) of or containing or dissolved in ether; "ethereal solution" |
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(satellite adjective) of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death" |
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Synonyms: celestial, supernal |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: aerial, aeriform, aery, airy |
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