a. rare. In 6, 9 ætherean, -ian. [f. L. æthere-us or ætheri-us + -AN.] = ETHEREAL. a. Heavenly, refined. b. Of a color: Delicate.
1651. Lennard, trans. Charron’s Wisd., II. Pref. (1670), 208. But my hope is, that the simple and debonaire, the Ætherian and sublime spirits will judge indifferently.
1881. Gard. Chron., XVI. 780. The sepals and petals are milk-white, with an ætherean hue of orange.
