Etherial

/ɪˈθɪəriəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or composed of ether; extremely light, airy, or delicate; heavenly or spiritual in nature.

Etymology

Variant spelling of ethereal, from aether plus -ial suffix. Both 'etherial' and 'ethereal' exist, with ethereal becoming standard modern spelling.

Kelly Says

The spelling 'etherial' shows English's historical inconsistency — for centuries both spellings competed, and you can date texts by which one they use, with 'ethereal' winning out only in modern standardized English.

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