Word of the Day for Friday, May 28, 2010
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ethereal \ih-THEER-ee-uhl\, adjective:
ethereal \ih-THEER-ee-uhl\, adjective:
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1. Light, airy, or tenuous.
1. Light, airy, or tenuous.
2. Extremely delicate or refined.
3. Heavenly or celestial.
4. Pertaining to the upper regions of space.
5. Chemistry. Pertaining to, containing, or resembling ethyl ether.
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Ethereal President, lightweight of them all,
No matter how much you lie, you're gonna take a fall.
Your presidency is covered in oil, this we all know,
So go crawl back under your Chicago rock, we're tired of you, B.O.!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Ethereal enters English from the Ancient Greek aitherios, "pertaining to the upper air."
Ethereal enters English from the Ancient Greek aitherios, "pertaining to the upper air."
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