Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Ether
eternity (eternities, -'s)ether
ether, adj. [see ether, n.] (webplay: God, shine).
- Watery; humid; moist; [fig.] spiritual; immortal; infinite; eternal; endless; everlasting; heavenly; celestial; otherworldly; beyond mortality; outside the earth.
- Atmospheric; of air; of sky; of clouds.
- Light; soft; fragile; airy; feathery; gauzy; delicate; dainty; exquisite; gossamer.
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