etheric

American  

[ih-ther-ik, ih-theer-] / ɪˈθɛr ɪk, ɪˈθɪər- /

Also aetheric

adjective

1. of or relating to the chemical ether.

   Efficient and selective cleavage of etheric carbon-oxygen bonds is crucial for converting biomass into liquid transportation fuels.

2. of or relating to ether, a substance believed by the ancients to fill the upper regions of space.

   Across the top of the fresco, the artist depicts allegorical representations of the planets orbiting the heavens on a rainbow ring within the etheric clouds.

3. Physics.  of or relating to ether, a hypothetical substance postulated to occupy all space.

   The etheric hypothesis was effectively disproven by Einstein’s theory of relativity.

4. of or relating to the heavens or a spiritual world or plane of existence.

   Souls exist in the vast domain diversely referred to by mystics and theologians as the etheric realm, heaven, or the afterlife.

5. of or relating to a person’s aura, a quality or atmosphere seen as emanating from someone.

   The gemstones in this pendant were chosen to enhance the body's own etheric field.

6. Rare.  ethereal.

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Etymology

Origin of etheric

ether ( def. ) + -ic

Example Sentences

Another option: black tourmaline, an “etheric vacuum cleaner” that helps clear negative energy and, as a stocking-stuffer bonus, happens to look not unlike a polished lump of coal.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s an etheric, atmospheric, potent charge of feeling.

From Seattle Times

His delivery was casual, modest and precise as he described how the sylphs, with their etheric bodies, transmute and neutralize the toxic chemtrails being pumped into the sky by government geo-engineers, multinational corporations and U.S.

From New York Times

We all write more sentences now than ever, but how hard do we think about the shape of these etheric objects?

From New York Times

How then do I navigate that welter of warring opinion and etheric turbulence?

From Salon