ethereal sound
Delicate, floating tones
An ethereal sound is one that seems to come from somewhere beyond the physical world—delicate, airy, otherworldly.
The term describes music or voices with a light, shimmering quality that suggests something celestial or dreamlike: The choir's ethereal sound filled the cathedral.
Reverb, high registers, and sustained notes often create the effect.
- celestePale blue tint
- angelic choirCelestial beings singing together
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- reverbProlonged sound reflection
- dream popAtmospheric, reverb-heavy musical style
whisper · ambient music · echo · hum · white noise · susurrus · resonance · overtones · hush · fading away · singing bowls · soundscapes · harmonics · crystal clear · celestial spheres · glissando · glockenspiel · glass harmonica