Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and the poem which it is based on share a dreamy, ethereal, but nonetheless passionate feel.
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Ethereal
//ɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.əl//
Synonyms for "ethereal" (286 found)
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Strong matches (85)
diluteddiscarnatedisembodieddominatingdownydreamlikeectoplasmicelevatedelysianeminentempyrealempyreanethereousethericexaltedexposedextramundaneextraterrestrialfancifulfatuitous
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fatuousfeatheryfilmyfinefine drawnfine-drawnfinespunflimsyfluffyfoamyfragilefrailfrom on highfrothyfumingfumygaseousgasifiedgasiformgaslikegassygauzyghostishghostlikeghostlyghostygirlishglorifiedgodlikegossamerygracilehaughtyheavenlyhighhigh pitchedhigh-pitchedhigh-reachinghigh-sethigh-upillusoryimaginaryimmaterialimpalpableimponderableimponderousin gloryincorporateincorporealineffableinsubstantialintangiblelacylegerlightlight as air
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lighter than vanityloftymephiticmiasmalmiasmaticmiasmicmistymonumentalmountingmoussenonmaterialnonphysicaloccultolympianopen airopen-airotherworldlyouttoppingoverlookingovertopping
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5 entriesderived
14 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
11 entriessimilar
6 entriesTranslations
49 translations across 25 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- αἰθέριος adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
Bulgarian
1 entries- ефирен adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
Catalan
1 entries- eteri adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 空靈 /空灵 adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
Czech
3 entries- nadpozemský adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
- éterický adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
- éterický adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
Dutch
3 entries- etherisch adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
- etherisch adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
- hemels adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
Esperanto
1 entries- etera adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
Finnish
3 entries- eteerinen adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
- haihtuva adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
- taivaallinen adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
French
2 entries- éthéré adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
- éthéré adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
Galician
1 entries- etéreo adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
German
3 entries- himmlisch adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
- ätherisch adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
- ätherisch adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
Greek
2 entries- αέρινος adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
- αιθέριος adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
Hebrew
1 entries- שְׁמֵימִי adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
Hindi
3 entries- आकाशीय adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
- पारलौकिक adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
- स्वर्गिक adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
Irish
1 entries- aerga adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
Italian
2 entries- etereo adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
- etereo adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
Latin
2 entries- aetherius adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
- aetherius adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- eterisk adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
- eterisk adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
- himmelsk adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
Polish
4 entries- eteryczny adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
- eteryczny adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
- lekki adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
- niebiański adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
Portuguese
2 entries- etéreo adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
- etéreo adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
Romanian
2 entries- eteric adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
- eteric adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
Russian
1 entries- эфи́рный adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- nadzemaljski adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
Spanish
2 entries- etéreo adj (pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere)
- etéreo adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
Swedish
1 entries- eterisk adj (consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
Miss Morrison is a little ethereal slip of a girl, with timid eyes and blond hair.
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She saw the bright sun and above her floated hundreds of beauteous ethereal beings through which she could see the white ship and the rosy heavens.
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In the Hindu religion, an "avatar" is an incarnation, in tangible human or animal form, of an ethereal deity.
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