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