Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
Unsubstantial — Un sub*stan tial, a. Lacking in matter or substance; visionary; chimerical. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unsubstantial — mid 15c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) “not” + SUBSTANTIAL (Cf. substantial) … Etymology dictionary
unsubstantial — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having little or no solidity, reality, or factual basis … English terms dictionary
unsubstantial — [un΄səb stan′shəl] adj. not substantial; specif., a) having no material substance b) not solid or heavy; flimsy; light c) unreal; visionary unsubstantiality [un΄səbstan΄shē al′ə tē] n. unsubstantially adv … English World dictionary
unsubstantial — unsubstantiality, n. unsubstantially, adv. /un seuhb stan sheuhl/, adj. 1. not substantial; having no foundation in fact; fanciful; insubstantial: an unsubstantial argument; unsubstantial hopes. 2. without material substance: an unsubstantial… … Universalium
unsubstantial — adjective Date: 15th century not substantial ; lacking substance, firmness, or strength < unsubstantial shadows > • unsubstantiality noun • unsubstantially adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
Unsubstantial Blues — Infobox ESC entry song = flagicon|Hungary Unsubstantial Blues caption = language = English artist = Magdi Rúzsa with = year = 2007 country = Hungary composer = Magdi Rúzsa lyricist = Imre Mózsik place = 9th points = 128 place semi = 2nd points… … Wikipedia
unsubstantial — Synonyms and related words: Barmecidal, Barmecide, adulterated, airy, apparent, apparitional, asomatous, astral, attenuate, attenuated, autistic, bodiless, breakable, brittle, cheap jack, chimeric, cobwebby, crumbling, crumbly, cut, dainty,… … Moby Thesaurus
unsubstantial — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Flimsy] Syn. fragile, frail, thin; see light 5 . 2. [Unreal] Syn. visionary, vaporous, imaginary; see fantastic 1 , unbelievable . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Having no body, form, or substance . bodiless,… … English dictionary for students
unsubstantial — adj. not solid, not concrete, lacking a foundation; flimsy, weak … English contemporary dictionary
