Ethereal - English meaning

adjective

(of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated.

Usage examples:

The conservatory is light and airy

adjective

Pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.

Usage examples:

Beautiful poetry

adjective

Having an attractive quality that gives pleasure to those who experience it or think about it

Usage examples:

I thought she was the most beautiful woman i’d ever seen., the scenery around here is beautiful., w…

adjective

Very attractive

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A beautiful woman, breathtakingly beautiful scenery, she was wearing a beautiful dress.

adjective

Delicately small and pretty.

Usage examples:

A dainty lace handkerchief

noun

Something good to eat; a delicacy.

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Home-made breads, jams, and dainties

adjective

Small and attractive in a delicate way

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A dainty wrist/hand, dainty flowers

adjective

Very fine in texture or structure; of intricate workmanship or quality.

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A delicate lace shawl

noun

A delicate fabric or garment.

Usage examples:

The delicates cycle of a washing machine

adjective

Needing careful treatment, esp. because easily damaged

Usage examples:

A delicate flower, delicate jewelry, the negotiations have reached a delicate stage., it’s a delica…

adjective

(especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent.

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A diaphanous dress of pale gold

adjective

A diaphanous substance, especially cloth, is so delicate and thin that you can see through it

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A diaphanous silk veil

adjective

Graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.

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She will look elegant in black

adjective

Graceful and attractive in appearance or behavior

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We met a young businesswoman, elegant in a black suit., he was known for his elegance and wit., ele…

adjective

Extremely beautiful and delicate.

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Exquisite, jewel-like portraits

noun

A man who is affectedly concerned with his clothes and appearance; a dandy.

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Using brightly coloured, almost grotesque distortion of an individual's salient features, he target…

adjective

Of extreme beauty

adjective

Of very high quality; very good of its kind.

Usage examples:

This was a fine piece of film-making

noun

Very small particles found in mining, milling, etc.

Usage examples:

It raises dust, separating fines from aggregate.

adverb

In a satisfactory or pleasing manner; very well.

Usage examples:

‘and how's the job-hunting going?’ ‘oh, fine.’

adjective

(of an object) easily broken or damaged.

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Fragile items such as glass and china

adjective

Easily damaged, broken, or harmed

Usage examples:

A fragile piece of metal, their argument showed us just how fragile the teammate relationship can b…

adjective

Easily harmed, damaged, or broken

Usage examples:

The fragile economy is under the pressure of floods at home and rising oil prices abroad., the chan…

noun

A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn.

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So i made a classic cross-hair from spider's gossamer and used it to pinpoint a cell in the area i …

noun

The very thin thread that spiders produce to make webs

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Gossamer wings, a gossamer veil

adjective

Having or showing grace or elegance.

Usage examples:

She was a tall girl, slender and graceful

adjective

Lacking strength and solidity.

Usage examples:

The huts are relatively few and insubstantial

adjective

Of little value or importance, or not being strong, solid, or large

Usage examples:

He was popular during the early part of the 20th century, but today his work seems dated and insubs…

noun

The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.

Usage examples:

The light of the sun

verb

Provide with light or lighting; illuminate.

Usage examples:

The room was lit by a number of small lamps

adjective

Having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light; not dark.

Usage examples:

The bedrooms are light and airy

adjective

Very beautiful or attractive.

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Lovely views

noun

An attractive woman.

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A bevy of lovelies

adjective

Attractive and beautiful, or pleasant and enjoyable

Usage examples:

You look lovely in that dress., thank you for a lovely evening.

adjective

Full of shadows.

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A long, shadowy, cobbled passage

adjective

Dark and full of shadows

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She was startled by a sudden movement in the shadowy hallway.

adjective

Used to refer to someone or something about which little is known

Usage examples:

The english king, arthur, is a somewhat shadowy figure who may not have even existed., they are mem…

adjective

(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe.

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His language expresses rich and subtle meanings

adjective

Not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious

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Subtle flavors, a subtle shade of pink, the subtle nuances of english pronunciation are hard to mas…

adjective

Very weak or slight.

Usage examples:

The tenuous link between interest rates and investment

adjective

Weak, unimportant, or in doubt

Usage examples:

The aging dictator’s hold on power is tenuous.

adjective

With opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together.

Usage examples:

Thin slices of bread

adverb

With little thickness or depth.

Usage examples:

Cut the ham as thin as possible

verb

Make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous.

Usage examples:

The remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks