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etheric

etheric

1 9.8
Light and delicate with a feeling of something not physical
  • adjective
  • /ˈiːθərɪk/
  • Jargon
translation icon : etéreo
  • Each choice of the timeful "I" generates more of the person's destiny, his karma; the overall process in which the human person is situated requires the human self's previous existences, its reincarnations, and the gradual development of its physical, then etheric, and still later astral bodies.
  • etheric body

At that point, we're going from the vibration, density, pressure, tingling, hot and cold types of sensations of the etheric body to perceiving light and color.

Examples

  • He sat on the floor looking around, feeling some curious emotional bubble swell inside him, as though he were rising through an etheric dimension that did not include simple gravity.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • But we touched the etheric plane.

  • Would your etheric library have any information on this subject?

    Blog text (34)
  • It finds its way back to us through the etheric plane.

  • That is where Archangel Michael has his etheric retreat.

    Blog text (34)
  • You have an Etheric Body which contains a complete, authentic replica of your physical, mental, and emotional bodies.

    Blog text (27)
  • The Soul Star Chakra, located at approximately six inches above the head, is an etheric star of light that hovers over every person's head.

    Blog text (18)
  • It happens that this is a holy place; it is one of the Etheric Retreats Temples of Canada.

    Blog text (34)
  • Once this etheric energy has passed through, the formed substance is given back over to the laws of physical matter, begins to disintegrate, and returns to the soil and air.

    Blog text (30)
  • The artist's work captures the etheric beauty of nature with its light and airy colors.

Synonyms

mystical
vsetheric
106 7.1

Having a spiritual quality that feels beyond normal understanding

is lighter and airier referring to nonphysical spiritual realms
heavenly
vsetheric
103 5.0

Connected with God or the place people go after death

includes airy delicacy but adds a general spiritual or nonphysical link
otherworldly
vsetheric
  • Literature
36 7.8

Seeming to come from another world and very strange

is lighter and airier in tone rather than simply strange
spiritual
vsetheric
  • Literature
28 7.0

Appearing like a ghost

is lighter and airier in mood rather than only spectral character
astral
vsetheric
28 8.9

Relating to the stars or to a world beyond the body that is not physical

is more about delicate airiness than celestial association
ethereal
vsetheric
  • Literature
22 8.8

Very light and delicate in a way that seems heavenly

adds a clear sense of nonphysical or spiritual belonging
dreamlike
vsetheric
9 5.7

Having a calm, unreal quality as if you are half asleep

is more about light, delicate airiness than general unreality
spectral
vsetheric
  • Literature
5 7.5

Looking like a ghost and causing fear

is less about eeriness and more about delicate, airy presence
incorporeal
vsetheric
2 9.9

Not having a physical body or shape that you can touch

emphasizes light, airy quality alongside being without body
phantasmal
vsetheric
  • Literature
1 9.9

Looking like a ghost and seeming unreal

is more about delicate, airy presence than overt phantoms
psychical
vsetheric
1 9.9

About mental powers people say are supernatural, like telepathy and clairvoyance

leans toward sensory lightness and airy spiritual belonging rather than scientific paranormal focus
phantasmagoric
vsetheric
  • Literature
1 9.9

Looks like a strange dream with changing images

is calmer and emphasizes light, airy mood over chaotic surrealism
apparitional
vsetheric
  • Literature
1 9.9

Having the look or feel of a ghost

is lighter and less visually terrifying, stressing airy quality
aery
vsetheric
  • Archaic
9.9

Light and delicate, like a soft cloud

also points to belonging to a spiritual or nonphysical realm
empyreal
vsetheric
  • Archaic
9.9

Relating to the sky or heavens and making you feel great wonder

leans more toward airy, delicate quality than only heavenly place
ultraterrene
vsetheric
  • Literature
9.9

A thing that seems from another world and gives a calm, spiritual feeling

adds an emphasis on light, airy feeling as well as otherworldliness
translunary
vsetheric
  • Archaic
9.9

Like something from a world beyond the moon and ordinary life

stresses light, delicate quality rather than only being beyond earth
translunar
vsetheric
  • Literature
9.9

Not of this world and seeming like a dream

focuses more on airy, delicate imagery than purely being unearthly
superlunary
vsetheric
  • Literature
9.9

Beyond the moon and ordinary life, like something from another world

is less about cosmic location and more about light, airy feeling
supersensual
vsetheric
  • Literature
9.9

Not able to be seen, heard, or touched and felt in a spiritual way

leans toward visual or airy qualities rather than purely perceptual beyondness
unphysical
vsetheric
9.1

About the mind or spirit rather than the body

adds a delicate, airy sense rather than only immaterial status
unembodied
vsetheric
9.9

Not having a physical body, like a ghost

also highlights an airy, delicate character beyond mere absence of body
soulish
vsetheric
9.9

Connected to a person's inner self or spirit

is more about airy or light external feeling than inner soul focus
phantasmic
vsetheric
  • Literature
9.7

Having a quality like a dream or a ghost that seems unreal

focuses more on delicate airiness than purely surreal or fantastical features
phantasmatic
vsetheric
  • Literature
9.9

Being unreal and like a dream

leans toward airy, subtle lightness rather than only unreal imagery

Antonyms

75 4.5

Relating to the physical world and everyday life, not the spiritual

2 3.5

Relating to physical things or possessions, not spiritual

How Etheric

otherworldly
  • Literature
36 7.8
heavenly
29 3.4
etheric
  • Jargon
1 9.8
airy
13 2.3
delicate
188 3.8

Surface Forms

etheric positive

Morphology

etheric = ether (semi-transparent) = ether + ic

Formed from 'ether' + '-ic', but the metaphysical 'spiritual/airy' sense is metaphorical and may not be obvious to learners.

Etymology

Etheric comes from the old Greek word aether, meaning 'upper air' or 'pure sky', and it shares the same root as the common word ethereal. A helpful way to remember it is to think of something very light, delicate, or from another world, so etheric describes what seems airy or spiritual.