Meaning & use
ethereally
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In a way that is extremely delicate, light, or seemingly not of this world.
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The dancer moved ethereally across the stage, as if floating on air.
Mist hung ethereally over the valley at dawn.
A note on using this word
Ethereally derives from 'ether,' the substance ancient philosophers believed filled the upper regions of the sky.
Words with a similar meaning
delicatelyairily
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Words with an opposite meaning
heavilyearthily
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