Synonyms for ethereality


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-theer-ee-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈθɪər i əl


Définition of ethereality

Origin :
  • 1510s, "of the highest regions of the atmosphere," from ether + -al (1); extended sense of "light, airy" is from 1590s. Meaning "spiritlike, immaterial" is from 1640s. Related: Ethereally.
  • As in buoyancy/buoyance : noun lightness in weight
  • As in vanishing : noun disappearance
Example sentences :
  • The bird symbol involved the conception of ethereality or spirituality.
  • Extract from : « Archaic England » by Harold Bayley
  • For all its ethereality and remoteness, it yearns, "like a God in pain," over the sorrows of the world.
  • Extract from : « Visions and Revisions » by John Cowper Powys

Antonyms for ethereality

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