ethereal
adjectiveUK /ɪˈθɪə.ri.əl/
US /ɪˈθɪr.i.əl/
Something ethereal is so light and airy that it seems to come from a dream or from heaven.
The dancer moved across the stage with an ethereal grace, like a floating cloud.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Very delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
The ethereal beauty of the morning fog made the whole forest look magical.
3. Belonging to the heavens or the spirit world rather than the physical world.
Ancient stories tell of ethereal beings who visited the village at night.
4. In chemistry, relating to the ether, a substance once thought to fill all of space.
Scientists long ago searched for an ethereal medium that they believed carried light through space.