[ ɪ'θɪərɪəl ]
(also etherial )
■ adjective
1》 extremely delicate and light, in a way that seems not to be of this world.
2》 Chemistry (of a solution) having diethyl ether as a solvent.
Derivatives
~ity noun
~ize or ~ise verb
~ly adverb
Origin
C16: via L. from Gk aitherios (from aithēr 'ether') + -al .