Meaning & use

the ether

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An intangible, invisible medium once believed to fill space, now used figuratively to mean an unseen realm such as broadcasting or the internet.

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The rumor spread quickly once it was released into the ether of social media.

His complaint email seemed to vanish into the ether, with no reply ever coming.

A note on using this word

Modern usage is figurative rather than scientific; physicists abandoned 'ether' as a real substance over a century ago.

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