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Ethereal
adjective/ih-THEER-ee-ul/
So light, delicate and lovely that it seems almost unreal.
In contextHer ethereal singing floated across the quiet school hall.
Remember it
Ethereal shares 'ether', the airy sky — something light as thin air.
Use it well
Use in descriptive writing for beauty that feels dreamlike and fragile.