ethereality

noun

Definition of etherealitynext
as in airiness

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  1. airiness
  2. lightness
  3. weightlessness
Noun
  • Light and midtone shades of blue add a sense of airiness to small kitchens.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 16 July 2026
  • Without the armrests on one side, the silhouette creates airiness, something that’s crucial in a couch for a small space.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 June 2026
Definition of airiness
Noun
  • Gus Birney, Shulman’s real-life daughter, brings an ineffable lightness to Sarah Nell, the joyfulness and sweetness of the portrayal all the more wondrous before of all the darkness that surrounds it.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
  • What character does is govern how a person understands and inhabits these qualities with humanity, with justice, with humility, with the appropriate lightness of not confusing oneself for one’s category.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of lightness
Noun
  • Researchers have documented that weightlessness affects many parts of the digestive system, from the mouth to the intestines.
    — Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Le Teint Healthy Glow has the weightlessness of a powder paired with the skin perfecting qualities of a liquid.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 29 July 2026
Definition of weightlessness
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“Ethereality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethereality. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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