The difference between Ethereal and Etheric

When used as adjectives, ethereal means pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere, whereas etheric means of or pertaining to the ether (all-pervading medium).


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  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.

  1. Etheric as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to the ether (all-pervading medium).