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substance — substanceless, adj. /sub steuhns/, n. 1. that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance. 2. a species of matter of definite chemical composition: a chalky substance. 3. See controlled substance. 4. the subject… … Universalium
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substance — /ˈsʌbstəns / (say substuhns) noun 1. that of which a thing consists; matter or material. 2. a species of matter of definite chemical composition. 3. the matter with which thought, discourse, study, or the like, is occupied; subject matter. 4. the …
devoid of content — lacking substance … English contemporary dictionary
thin — I. adjective (thinner; thinnest) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High German dunni thin, Latin tenuis thin, tenēre to hold, tendere to stretch, Greek teinein Date: before 12th century 1. a. having little… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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flat — I. /flæt / (say flat) adjective (flatter, flattest) 1. level, even, or without inequalities of surface, as land, etc. 2. horizontally level: a flat roof. 3. comparatively lacking in projection or depression of surface: a broad flat face. 4. (of a …
insubstantiality — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of substance Nouns 1. (lacking substance) insubstantiality; nothingness, nihility; nothing, naught, nil, nullity, zero, cipher, no one, nobody; never a one; no such thing, none in the world; nothing … English dictionary for students
