Hypaethral
//hɪˈpiːθɹəl// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An ancient Greek temple that is uncovered and exposed to the sky.
Adjective
- 1 Open-air, outdoor, exposed to the sky. not-comparable
"There was a dignity in their hypaethral presence kin to summer’s first morning of taurine light in the pepper trees of Uruguay."
Adjective
- 1 partly or entirely open to the sky wordnet
Example
More examples"There was a dignity in their hypaethral presence kin to summer’s first morning of taurine light in the pepper trees of Uruguay."
Etymology
From Latin hypaethrus, from Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρος (húpaithros), from ὑπό (hupó) + αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “air, ether”).
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