Dictionary definition · ethereal
adjective
- characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air"figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"
- of or containing or dissolved in ether"ethereal solution"
- of heaven or the spirit"celestial peace"
- characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy"this smallest and most ethereal of birds"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).