Hypaethral

//hɪˈpiːθɹəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 1
    partly or entirely open to the sky wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An ancient Greek temple that is uncovered and exposed to the sky.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin hypaethrus, from Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρος (húpaithros), from ὑπό (hupó) + αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “air, ether”).

Etymology 2

From Latin hypaethrus, from Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρος (húpaithros), from ὑπό (hupó) + αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “air, ether”).

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