etherealness


e·the·re·al

E0227400 (ĭ-thîr′ē-əl)adj.1. Extremely light or delicate: "An ant lion ... is lovely, long-bodied like a damselfly, with a pair of ethereal wings" (Jennifer Ackerman).2. a. Of the celestial spheres; heavenly.b. Spiritual or otherworldly.3. Chemistry Of or relating to ether.
[From Latin aetherius, from Greek aitherios, from aithēr, upper air.]
e·the′re·al′i·ty (-ăl′ĭ-tē), e·the′re·al·ness n.e·the′re·al·ly adv.