1
as in spiritual
not composed of matter
that ethereal attribute that every performer should have—charisma
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as in fluffy
resembling air in lightness
the bakery's scrumptious pastries have a wonderfully ethereal consistency
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as in celestial
of, relating to, or suggesting heaven
described as a land of ethereal beauty and tranquility
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Recent Examples of ethereal
Earlier this week, NASA released its latest detailed images of the Milky Way’s spiral sibling, as well an ethereal sonification of its energy wavelengths.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
Fog often rolls in before noon, lending the place an ethereal, slightly surreal quality.
—AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
The ethereal pop anthem, which channels, and was later championed by, Lana Del Rey, also felt like a hit.
—Mike Wass, Variety, 9 July 2025
More than 1,000 wildly different plant species essentially live side-by-side, including a rare ethereal white plant called the ghost pipe and multiple species of carnivorous plants.
—Robert Annis, Outside Online, 3 July 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
Fog often rolls in before noon, lending the place an ethereal, slightly surreal quality.
—AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
The ethereal pop anthem, which channels, and was later championed by, Lana Del Rey, also felt like a hit.
—Mike Wass, Variety, 9 July 2025
More than 1,000 wildly different plant species essentially live side-by-side, including a rare ethereal white plant called the ghost pipe and multiple species of carnivorous plants.
—Robert Annis, Outside Online, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethereal
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Built in 1904, Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Catholic Church was the spiritual heart of Milwaukee's Italian community.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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Regardless, Dubois and Rev. Jeff Hood, Nelson’s spiritual adviser, have for months urged the church in Arlington and the state of Texas to have mercy on Nelson.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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In the early nineteenth century, John Quincy Adams and Martin Van Buren change things up with fluffy muttonchops that drift like snow from ears to laugh lines.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Marshmallows and whipping cream give the dessert its signature fluffy texture.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
20 July 2025
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The triangle’s vertices are formed by the stars Deneb, Vega, and Altair, forming a celestial isosceles triangle that’d make Euclid proud, that spans the constellations Cygnus, Lyra, and Aquila.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
31 July 2025
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The aforementioned Tierra Luna Spa, newly unveiled, marries desert botanicals with celestial inspiration.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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In fact, magical life has the potential to be even more radically incorporeal than our own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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To the casual observer, the data industry can seem incorporeal, its products conjured out of weightless bits.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2024
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Cromlix has recently introduced a whole bath time ritual which includes having your bath drawn for you, laden with heavenly essential oils, a relaxing playlist pumped into the expansive bathrooms and LED candles softly lighting the room.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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This is the nature of heavenly bliss: to be happy with one’s lot and never look back.—
Mary Jo Bang
July 9,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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Vendors will offer beads, minerals, gemstones, custom jewelry, fossils, artifacts, and metaphysical stones.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 July 2025
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This exchange happens near the beginning of The Stone Door, Leonora Carrington’s metaphysical novel of the Second World War, in a dream of her nameless narrator.—
Celia Bell
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Hathaway had an angelic voice and prodigious amounts of songwriting talent but also suffered from mental illness.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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Halle Bailey, the talented actress and angelic voice behind our favorite Disney Princess, has for better or worse lived a majority of her life as a public figure.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 July 2025
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But the film embraces a twist on the classic by introducing a supernatural element — the afterlife.—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
29 July 2025
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The upcoming second season promises eight episodes of more deadpan humor, soulless glares and even a Lady Gaga cameo, as Wednesday takes on another eerie supernatural mystery at Nevermore Academy.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
29 July 2025
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“Ethereal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethereal. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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