ether
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Noun — A sweet-smelling, highly flammable liquid once widely used as an anaesthetic and still used as a solvent.
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Etymology
From Latin aethēr, from Ancient Greek aithḗr (\"the upper air, sky\"), from aíthō (\"to burn, blaze\") — originally the imagined substance filling the heavens above the clouds.
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What does “ether” mean?
The word “ether” means a sweet-smelling, highly flammable liquid once widely used as an anaesthetic and still used as a solvent. In plain terms, a chemical solvent/anaesthetic, or poetically, the sky or an unseen medium that signals or messages seem to travel through.
How do you pronounce “ether”?
“Ether” is pronounced EE-thuh (/ˈi.θɚ/ in IPA).
How do you use “ether” in a sentence?
Here is “ether” used in a sentence: “Doctors once used ether to put patients to sleep before surgery.”
What part of speech is “ether”?
“Ether” is a noun.
Where does the word “ether” come from?
The word “ether” comes from Ancient Greek. From Latin aethēr, from Ancient Greek aithḗr (\"the upper air, sky\"), from aíthō (\"to burn, blaze\") — originally the imagined substance filling the heavens above the clouds.
Is “ether” a common word?
“Ether” is an uncommon word in modern English.
How many meanings does “ether” have?
“Ether” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a sweet-smelling, highly flammable liquid once widely used as an anaesthetic and still used as a solvent.
