hypaethral

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/hɪˈpiːθɹəl//haɪˈpiːθɹəl/

adjective

Open-air, outdoor, exposed to the sky.

Similar
hypethralunenclosed
OriginLatin hypaethrus ← Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρος →
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Meanings

adjectivehypaethral (not comparable)

alternative hypæthral · alternative hypethral

  1. not comparableOpen-air, outdoor, exposed to the sky.

    There was a dignity in their hypaethral presence kin to summer’s first morning of taurine light in the pepper trees of Uruguay.

    1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!
nounhypaethral (plural hypaethrals)

plural hypaethrals · alternative hypæthral · alternative hypethral

  1. An ancient Greek temple that is uncovered and exposed to the sky.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivepartly or entirely open to the sky

Similar
hypethralunenclosed
Also see
hupaithricunenclosed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὕπαιθρος
  2. Latinhypaethrus
  3. Englishhypaethral

From Latin hypaethrus, from Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρος (húpaithros), from ὑπό (hupó) + αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “air, ether”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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