Modifies a noun

• realm: The effect is more like the raucous exchange of goods in a market, or bazaar, than the ethereal realm of cathedral building.

• vocal: Imagine ethereal floaty vocals with a cosmic angelic twist to give you an idea of what to expect.

• beauty: A rocky mound by the side of the path beckons me; I sit there awhile taking in the ethereal beauty around me.

• atom: Since our atoms cannot absorb photons emitted by ethereal atoms, the ethereal world is invisible to us.

• voice: Suddenly, ghostly, ethereal voices fill the house.

• creature: At first it's sleeping form was hidden, but gradually the tender ethereal creature awakens, from softened clay.

Modifying Another Word

• almost: Recently, however, a problem with an almost ethereal quality cropped up.

• too: It's all too ethereal with not nearly enough changes in tempo or ideas.

• so: So musical, so melting, so ethereal, and so damn good!

• very: The Triton Extreme is also used on Advertising Space; a very ethereal type of string sound.

• quite: Paul specializes in quite ethereal, spacey numbers, as testified by Dreamcatcher ( ?

• somewhat: The vocals, again sung by Andy Latimer, have a slightly distorted effect that give them a somewhat ethereal sound.

Used with adjective complement

• look: Nicole looked ethereal with her veil floating, like a vision in white.

• seem: So my response to the criticism is, yes, you're right, Cynth may seem ethereal.

• combine: Dreamy sounds combining ethereal, cinematic cadences with charming pop sensibilities and strings.