etherealness

noun

as in airiness

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  1. airiness
  2. lightness
  3. weightlessness
  4. delicacy
Noun
  • Light and midtone shades of blue add a sense of airiness to small kitchens.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 16 July 2026
  • Without the armrests on one side, the silhouette creates airiness, something that’s crucial in a couch for a small space.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 June 2026
Definition of airiness
Noun
  • Citruses, like bergamot and orange rind, give vanilla a bright and airy lightness, whereas aromatic notes, like lavender and geranium, smell like a garden growing around vanilla orchid vines.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Bliss palette includes Champagne Fizzle (304-1DB), a soft blush tone that brings lightness and ease, and Ribbon Blue (237-7DB), a bold blue that introduces contrast and personality.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of lightness
Noun
  • Walker experienced about five minutes of weightlessness over the course of the 11-minute flight.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers have documented that weightlessness affects many parts of the digestive system, from the mouth to the intestines.
    — Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of weightlessness
Noun
  • Salah features in a rather sweet video in which he is welcomed into the home of a grandma named Khadija Akbash, fed local delicacies, and welcomed into the family.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The pastry is known locally as a krapfen or bombolone, which is a donut-like delicacy usually filled with vanilla cream or apricot preserves.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of delicacy
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