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What does ethereal mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word ethereal? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere; celestial; otherworldly
  2. Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc.
  3. Delicate, light and airy.
  4. (chemistry) To do with ether
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The paintings are all frontal and straightforward, rock-solid and penetrating, yet have an ethereal quality.
Her musicality shines forth in her lyricism and she made an enchanting peasant Giselle and an ethereal but warm-blooded spirit.
The meditative mood and ethereal atmosphere of the painting create an aura of intimacy that counters the epic scale of its composition.
Her ethereal vocals soared over a backdrop of lush guitar licks, deep bass and softly crashing drums during their stunning half-hour set.
On the other hand, while Mary brought quiet reserve and regality to her role as Princess of Wales, Alexandra's influence was much more ethereal.
The slow gait of percussion samples throughout the album provides room for the more ethereal sounds to permeate the listener's psyche.

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