How do you use the word "ether" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "ether" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "ether": The plane seemed to just disappear into the ether. The battle rapper ethered his opponent and caused him to slink away in shame.

Ether Meaning

/ˈiː.θə/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities.

nounThe substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities., The medium breathed by human beings; the air.

Sentence Examples

The plane seemed to just disappear into the ether.

The battle rapper ethered his opponent and caused him to slink away in shame.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The surgeon used a mask with ____ to put the patient to sleep.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

In the 19th century, surgeons used ____ to perform painless operations on patients.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērder. English ether From Middle English ēther (“the caelum aetherum of ancient cosmology in which the planets orbit; a shining, fluid substance described as a form of air or fire; air”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman ether and Middle French ether, ethere, aether, from Old French aether (“highest and purest part of the atmosphere; medium supposedly filling the upper regions of space”) (modern French éther), or directly from its etymon Latin aethēr (“highest and purest part of the atmosphere; air; heavens, sky; light of day; ethereal matter surrounding a deity”) (note also New Latin aethēr (“chemical compound analogous to diethyl ether”)), from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “purer upper air of the atmosphere; heaven, sky; theoretical medium supposed to fill unoccupied space and transmit heat and light”), from αἴθω (aíthō, “to burn, ignite; to blaze, shine”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“to burn; fire”). The English word is cognate with Italian ether, ethera (both obsolete), etere, Middle Dutch ether (modern Dutch aether (obsolete), ether), German Äther, Ether, Portuguese éter, Spanish éter.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"On Wings the Birds through Æther glide, / And Fiſhes cut with Fins the Tide." — 1746 February 28, Criticus [pseudonym], “Dialogue on Women”, in [Mark Akenside], editor, The Museum: Or, The Literary and Historical Register, volume II, number XXV, London: Printed for R[obert] Dodsley […], →OCLC, page 389:

"Of the mysterious world, that come to me From the elements of Fire and Earth and Water, And the all-nourishing Ether!" — 1872, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christus: A Mystery:

"Take a snapshot of the conflicts around the world: Sunnis vs. Shiites, Israelis vs. Palestinians, Serbs vs. Kosovars, Indians vs. Pakistanis. They seem to be driven by religious hatred. It’s enough to make you wonder if the animosity would melt away if all religions were suddenly, somehow, to vanish into the ether. But James Carse doesn’t see them as religious conflicts at all. To him, they are battles over rival belief systems, which may or may not have religious overtones." — 2008 July 21, Steve Paulson, “Religion is Poetry”, in Salon, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2017:

"In barely the blink of an eye, the perfectly healthy Judy entered a permanent vegetative state. […] What haunted me was the idea that one moment you’re gazing at your 2-year-old in her playroom and the next, you, the mother, have been whisked off into the ether forever." — 2009 December, Sandra Tsing Loh, “On Being a Bad Mother: True Confessions”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2018:

"There’s a very real chance that, rather than crumbling into the dust and floating off into the ether, Thanos’s victims [in the film Avengers: Infinity War] were actually sucked up into the Soul Stone." — 2018 May 7, Meg Downey, “Marvel’s Comic Soul Stone could Explain the Jump from Infinity War’s Ending to Avengers 4: A Brief History of Crazy Multidimensional Power”, in Polygon, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2018:

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