adj satadj.allcharacterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as airSynset:aerial aeriform aery airy
Examples:- figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away - Thomas Carlyle
- aerial fancies
- an airy apparition
- physical rather than ethereal forms
Antonyms:substantial
Derivationally Related Form:airiness
Inherited Hypernyms:aeriform
Similar to:insubstantial unreal unsubstantial
adjadj.pertof or containing or dissolved in etherTopic:chemical sciencechemistry
Derivationally Related Form:ether
Pertainyms:ether
Inherited Hypernyms:ethereal
adj satadj.allof heaven or the spiritSynset:celestial supernal
Examples:- celestial peace
- ethereal melodies
- the supernal happiness of a quiet death
Antonyms:earthly
Derivationally Related Form:ether
Inherited Hypernyms:celestial
Similar to:heavenly
adj satadj.allcharacterized by unusual lightness and delicacySynset:gossamer
Examples:- this smallest and most ethereal of birds
- gossamer shading through his playing
Antonyms:rugged
Derivationally Related Form:gossamer
Inherited Hypernyms:ethereal
Similar to:delicate