hypaethral

See also: hypæthral

English

Alternative forms

• hypæthral
• hypethral

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪˈpiːθɹəl/, /haɪˈpiːθɹəl/

Adjective

hypaethral (not comparable)

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.