hypaethral

See also: hypæthral

English

Alternative forms

• hypæthral
• hypethral

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin hypaethrus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρος (húpaithros), from ὑπό (hupó) + αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “air, ether”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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.