The difference between Aereous and Ethereal

When used as adjectives, aereous means resembling or consisting of air, whereas ethereal means pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere.


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  1. Aereous as an adjective:

    Resembling or consisting of air.

  1. Ethereal as an adjective:

    Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere; celestial; otherworldly.

    Examples:

    "usex ethereal space"

    "usex ethereal regions"

  2. Ethereal as an adjective:

    Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc.

  3. Ethereal as an adjective:

    Delicate, light and airy.

  4. Ethereal as an adjective:

    (chemistry) To do with ether.