ethereous

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adjective

Formed of ether; ethereal.

OriginLatin aethereus →
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Meanings

adjectiveethereous (comparative more ethereous, superlative most ethereous)

comparative more ethereous · superlative most ethereous

  1. obsoleteFormed of ether; ethereal.

    this ethereous mould whereon we stand

    1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC
  2. obsoletechemistryOf or resembling ether.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ethereal

Origin

  1. Latinaethereus
  2. Englishethereous

Latin aethereus, from Ancient Greek.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

ethereous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethereous

MLA

“ethereous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethereous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethereous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethereous.

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