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.

Noun

hypaethral (plural hypaethrals)

1. An ancient Greek temple that is uncovered and exposed to the sky.