ethereally
In otherworldly fashion
Ethereally describes something done in a light, delicate, or otherworldly manner.
It suggests an almost supernatural quality—airy, intangible, seeming to belong more to heaven than earth: She moved ethereally across the stage, The melody floated ethereally through the cathedral.
The word often describes voices, movements, or appearances that seem too delicate for the physical world.
Filmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- gauzyThin and transparent
filmy · sheer · feathery · lacy · filigree · dainty · gossamer-thin · cobwebby
Ghostlike or wavelength-related
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- phantasmalLike an apparition
- unearthlySupernatural or eerie
- wraithlikeResembling a ghost
supernatural · eerie · haunting · apparitional · phantom · eldritch · uncanny · dreamlike
Giving off steady light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- phosphorescentEmitting stored light
opalescent · pearlescent · incandescent · lambent · lustrous · gleaming · sparkling · effulgent
Staying atop liquid
- driftingMoving without purpose
- hoveringSuspended without support
- buoyantAble to float
- levitatingSuspended in air
suspended · airborne · wafting · gliding · soaring · billowing · fluttering · featherlight
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
gauzy · filmy · sheer · feathery · lacy · filigree · dainty · gossamer-thin · cobwebby · fine
spectral
Ghostlike or wavelength-related
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- phantasmalLike an apparition
- unearthlySupernatural or eerie
wraithlike · supernatural · eerie · haunting · apparitional · phantom · eldritch · uncanny · dreamlike · surreal
glowing
Giving off steady light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
phosphorescent · opalescent · pearlescent · incandescent · lambent · lustrous · gleaming · sparkling · effulgent · aglow
floating
Staying atop liquid
levitating · suspended · airborne · wafting · gliding · soaring · billowing · fluttering · featherlight · untethered
transcendent
Exceeding usual boundaries
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- beatificRadiating serene joy
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
hallowed · sacred · divine · holy · blessed · rapturous · blissful · exalted · enlightened · soulful
ethereallyheavily
With great weight
ponderously · weightily · solidly · tangibly · materially
ethereallytangibly
Perceptibly, physically present
materially · physically · corporeally · substantially · concretely
- ethereal glowSoft, otherworldly luminescence
- ethereal beautyUnearthly, delicate attractiveness
- ethereal lightLuminosity seeming not earthly
- ethereal soundDelicate, otherworldly music
- ethereal beingIncorporeal supernatural entity
- ethereal planeNonphysical realm of existence