hypaethral

English

Alternative forms

• hypæthral
• hypethral

Etymology

From Latin hypaethrus, from Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρος, from ὑπό + αἰθήρ (“air, ether”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hʌɪˈpiːθɹəl/

Adjective

hypaethral (comparative more hypaethral, superlative most hypaethral)

1. Open-air, outdoor, exposed to the sky.
   • 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:

     There was a dignity in their hypaethral presence kin to summer’s first morning of taurine light in the pepper trees of Uruguay.