The Clue
Ethereal (4 letter answer)
The Answer
AERY
Tags
Notes
The answer AERY is uncommon, appearing about once every 375 puzzles.
Related Clues
Lofty, as a mountain peak
High-perched home
Eagle's nest: Var.
Ethereal, in poesy
High up, to Keats
Unsubstantial
Ethereal, to poets
Visionary, in poesy
Hawk's home: Var.
Bird's home: Var.
Definition
AERY as a noun:
1. (aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry) = the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
2. (aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry) = any habitation at a high altitude
AERY as an adjective:
1. (aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal) = characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"