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Ethereal

Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere; celestial; as, ethereal space; ethereal regions.

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Delicate 84% connected

Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.

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Delicate 84% connected

Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.

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Heavenly 84% connected

Pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting heaven; celestial; not earthly; as, heavenly regions; heavenly music.

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Heavenly 84% connected

Pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting heaven; celestial; not earthly; as, heavenly regions; heavenly music.

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Insubstantial 84% connected

Unsubstantial; not real or strong.

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Insubstantial 84% connected

Unsubstantial; not real or strong.

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Unreal 84% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

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Unreal 84% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

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Unsubstantial 84% connected

Lacking in matter or substance; visionary; chimerical.

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Unsubstantial 84% connected

Lacking in matter or substance; visionary; chimerical.

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Ether 74% connected

A medium of great elasticity and extreme tenuity, supposed to pervade all space, the interior of solid bodies not excepted, and to be the medium of t…

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Ether 74% connected

A medium of great elasticity and extreme tenuity, supposed to pervade all space, the interior of solid bodies not excepted, and to be the medium of t…

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Quintessence 74% connected

The fifth or last and highest essence or power in a natural body. See Ferment oils, under Ferment.

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Quintessence 74% connected

The fifth or last and highest essence or power in a natural body. See Ferment oils, under Ferment.

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Aerial 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, aerial regi…

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Aeriform 92% connected

Having the form or nature of air, or of an elastic fluid; gaseous. Hence fig.: Unreal.

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Aery 92% connected

An aerie.

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Airy 92% connected

Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.

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Celestial 92% connected

Belonging to the aerial regions, or visible heavens.

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Gossamer 92% connected

A fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. It is seen in stubble fields and on furze o…

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Supernal 92% connected

Being in a higher place or region; locally higher; as, the supernal orbs; supernal regions.

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