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Which literary period first described emotional or aesthetic delicacy with the word ethereal?

ethereal

[ih-theer-ee-uhl] / ɪˈθɪər i əl /


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That ethereal, ambient thing at the end kills me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Miyazaki’s tales also tend to immerse us in supernatural domains existing parallel to our own, as if reality masks more ethereal, life-affirming realms.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

The group earned critical praise for their ethereal, effects-laden sound and the soprano vocals of Elizabeth Fraser.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Ms. Margulis recalls her studies at a music conservatory, steeped as it was in the view that music operated “in some ethereal realm,” pure and detached from the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

The prints we saw of Shelley and Byron were of ethereal young white men with flowing hair.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers


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