Ethereous

/ɪˈθɪəriəs/ adjective

Definition

Resembling or containing ether; light and airy; of or relating to the heavens or upper air.

Etymology

Ethereous is the kind of word you find in older poetry and philosophical texts — it's been largely superseded by ethereal, but it still carries that 18th and 19th century romantic weight.

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