Ethereality

Ethereality
Ethereality E*the`re*al"i*ty, n. The state of being ethereal; etherealness. [1913 Webster]

Something of that ethereality of thought and manner which belonged to Wordsworth's earlier lyrics. --J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster]


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  • ethereality — ethereal (also etherial) ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely delicate and light. 2) heavenly or spiritual. DERIVATIVES ethereality noun ethereally adverb …   English terms dictionary

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  • ethereality — noun The quality of being ethereal. Syn: etherealness Ant: materiality …   Wiktionary

  • ethereality — n. state of being ethereal; lightness; heavenliness …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • ethereality — n 1. airiness, gaseousness, vaporousness, etherealness; immateriality, unsubstantiality, incorporeity; tenuousness, rarity, subtileness. 2. delicateness, fineness, thinness, fragility, frailty; sheerness, diaphanousness. 3. heavenliness,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • ethereality — ethe·re·al·i·ty …   English syllables

  • ethereality — ə̇ˌthirēˈaləd.ē, (ˌ)ēˌth , eˌth , thēr , lətē, i noun ( es) : the quality or state of being ethereal …   Useful english dictionary

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