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unethereal

e·the·re·al
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-theer-ee-uh l]
    • /ɪˈθɪər i əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-theer-ee-uh l]
    • /ɪˈθɪər i əl/

Definitions of unethereal word

  • adjective unethereal extremely delicate or refined: ethereal beauty. 1
  • adjective unethereal heavenly or celestial: gone to his ethereal home. 1
  • adjective unethereal of or relating to the upper regions of space. 1
  • adjective unethereal Chemistry. pertaining to, containing, or resembling ethyl ether. 1
  • adjective unethereal light, airy, or tenuous: an ethereal world created through the poetic imagination. 0

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Origin of unethereal

First appearance:

before 1505
One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; < Latin aethere(us) (< Greek aithérios), equivalent to aether- ether + -eus adj. suffix + -al1

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Parts of speech for Unethereal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unethereal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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