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ethereal

[ih-theer-ee-uhl] / ɪˈθɪər i əl /


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At Kayokoyuki, Emi Otaguro’s small mixed-media works are a study in the ethereal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The lyrics were eerie and ethereal: “Who can say where the road goes? Where the day flows? Only time”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

As Wenger wrote in 1990: "Akangbe, bodily and spiritually voluminous, creates works of an ethereal, sublimely weightless loftiness. His work is a primary eruption of genius."

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Levito was second in the free skate with an ethereal performance to the music of "Cinema Paradiso" that put her third overall on 224.45 points.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

The light from the sky reflects off of the ethereal sword, and the inscriptions glow like they’re powered by rainbows.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer