英语词汇“unsubstantial”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the sense of fanciful

Definition

guided by unrestrained imagination

fanciful ideas about Martian life

Synonyms

unreal,

wild,

ideal,

romantic,

fantastic,

curious,

fabulous,

imaginative,

imaginary,

poetic,

extravagant,

visionary,

fairy-tale,

mythical,

whimsical,

capricious,

chimerical

in the sense of fragile

Definition

able to be broken or damaged easily

Coffee was served to them in cups of fragile china.

Synonyms

fine,

weak,

delicate,

frail,

feeble,

brittle,

flimsy,

dainty,

easily broken,

breakable,

frangible

in the sense of frail

Definition

easily damaged

The frail craft rocked as he clambered in.

Synonyms

flimsy,

weak,

vulnerable,

delicate,

fragile,

brittle,

unsound,

wispy,

insubstantial,

breakable,

frangible,

slight

in the sense of ill-founded

Definition

not based on proper proof or evidence

Suspicion, however ill-founded, can poison a marriage.

Synonyms

groundless,

empty,

unjustified,

idle,

unreliable,

unproven,

unsubstantiated,

unsupported,

baseless

in the sense of imaginary

Definition

existing only in the imagination

Lots of children have imaginary friends.

Synonyms

fictional,

made-up,

invented,

supposed,

imagined,

assumed,

ideal,

fancied,

legendary,

visionary,

shadowy,

unreal,

hypothetical,

fanciful,

fictitious,

mythological,

illusory,

nonexistent,

dreamlike,

hallucinatory,

illusive,

chimerical,

unsubstantial,

phantasmal,

suppositious,

imagal

in the sense of light

Definition

not bulky or clumsy

Try to wear light, loose clothes.

Synonyms

insubstantial,

thin,

delicate,

lightweight,

easy,

slight,

portable,

buoyant,

airy,

flimsy,

underweight,

not heavy,

transportable,

lightsome,

imponderous

in the sense of slight

Definition

slim and delicate

a man of slight build

Synonyms

slim,

small,

delicate,

spare,

fragile,

lightly-built

in the sense of tenuous

Definition

insignificant or flimsy

Links between the provinces were seen to be tenuous.

Synonyms

slight,

weak,

dubious,

shaky,

doubtful,

questionable,

insignificant,

flimsy,

sketchy,

insubstantial,

nebulous

in the sense of thin

Definition

unconvincing because badly thought out or badly presented

The evidence is thin, and to some extent, ambiguous.

Synonyms

unconvincing,

inadequate,

feeble,

poor,

weak,

slight,

shallow,

insufficient,

superficial,

lame,

scant,

flimsy,

scanty,

unsubstantial

in the sense of visionary

Definition

of or like visions

the visionary worlds created by fantasy writers

Synonyms

imaginary,

fantastic,

unreal,

fanciful,

ideal,

idealized,

illusory,

imaginal,

chimerical,

delusory

单词	unsubstantial
释义	Trends of unsubstantial View usage for: unsubstantial in British English (ˌʌnsəbˈstænʃəl) adjective 1. lacking weight, strength, or firmness 2. (esp of an argument) of doubtful validity 3. of no material existence or substance; unreal Derived forms unsubstantiality (ˌunsubˌstantiˈality) noun unsubstantially (ˌunsubˈstantially) adverb unsubstantial in American English (ˌʌnsəbˈstænʃəl) adjective not substantial ; specif., a. having no material substance b. not solid or heavy; flimsy; light c. unreal; visionary Derived forms unsubstantiality (ˌunsubˌstantiˈality) (ˌʌnsəbˌstænʃiˈæləti) noun unsubstantially (ˌunsubˈstantially) adverb Examples of 'unsubstantial' in a sentence unsubstantial She had half-expected his phantom body to be so unsubstantial that his hands would fail to make any real contact. Clive Barker COLDHEART CANYON (2001) Synonyms of 'unsubstantial' flimsy, light, thin, slight immaterial, imaginary, visionary, fanciful unsound, weak, superficial, tenuous More Synonyms of unsubstantial 1 (adjective) in the sense of flimsy Definition lacking weight or firmness Synonyms flimsy a flimsy wooden door light Try to wear light, loose clothes. thin The evidence is thin, and to some extent, ambiguous. slight a man of slight build inadequate fragile Coffee was served to them in cups of fragile china. frail The frail craft rocked as he clambered in. airy `launch aid', an airy euphemism for more state handouts 2 (adjective) in the sense of immaterial Definition having no material existence Synonyms immaterial imaginary Lots of children have imaginary friends. visionary the visionary worlds created by fantasy writers fanciful fanciful ideas about Martian life illusory dreamlike Her paintings have a dreamlike quality. impalpable 3 (adjective) in the sense of unsound Synonyms unsound The thinking is muddled and fundamentally unsound. weak The animals escaped through a weak spot in the fence. superficial tenuous Links between the provinces were seen to be tenuous. erroneous The conclusions they have come to are completely erroneous. unsupported full of holes ill-founded Suspicion, however ill-founded, can poison a marriage. Additional synonyms in the sense of airy Definition having little basis in reality `launch aid', an airy euphemism for more state handouts Synonyms insubstantial, imaginary, visionary, flimsy, fanciful, ethereal, immaterial, illusory, wispy, weightless, incorporeal, vaporous in the sense of dreamlike Her paintings have a dreamlike quality. Synonyms unreal, visionary, surreal, illusory, hallucinatory, trancelike, chimerical, phantasmagorical, phantasmagoric, unsubstantial in the sense of erroneous Definition based on or containing an error or errors The conclusions they have come to are completely erroneous. Synonyms incorrect, wrong, mistaken, false, flawed, faulty, inaccurate, untrue, invalid, unfounded, spurious, amiss, unsound, wide of the mark, inexact, fallacious Nearby words of unsubstantial unsteady unstinted unstinting unsubstantial unsubstantiated unsuccessful unsuitable Synonyms of 'unsubstantial' unsubstantial Explore 'unsubstantial' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of fanciful Definition guided by unrestrained imagination fanciful ideas about Martian life Synonyms unreal, wild, ideal, romantic, fantastic, curious, fabulous, imaginative, imaginary, poetic, extravagant, visionary, fairy-tale, mythical, whimsical, capricious, chimerical in the sense of fragile Definition able to be broken or damaged easily Coffee was served to them in cups of fragile china. Synonyms fine, weak, delicate, frail, feeble, brittle, flimsy, dainty, easily broken, breakable, frangible in the sense of frail Definition easily damaged The frail craft rocked as he clambered in. Synonyms flimsy, weak, vulnerable, delicate, fragile, brittle, unsound, wispy, insubstantial, breakable, frangible, slight in the sense of ill-founded Definition not based on proper proof or evidence Suspicion, however ill-founded, can poison a marriage. Synonyms groundless, empty, unjustified, idle, unreliable, unproven, unsubstantiated, unsupported, baseless in the sense of imaginary Definition existing only in the imagination Lots of children have imaginary friends. Synonyms fictional, made-up, invented, supposed, imagined, assumed, ideal, fancied, legendary, visionary, shadowy, unreal, hypothetical, fanciful, fictitious, mythological, illusory, nonexistent, dreamlike, hallucinatory, illusive, chimerical, unsubstantial, phantasmal, suppositious, imagal in the sense of light Definition not bulky or clumsy Try to wear light, loose clothes. Synonyms insubstantial, thin, delicate, lightweight, easy, slight, portable, buoyant, airy, flimsy, underweight, not heavy, transportable, lightsome, imponderous in the sense of slight Definition slim and delicate a man of slight build Synonyms slim, small, delicate, spare, fragile, lightly-built in the sense of tenuous Definition insignificant or flimsy Links between the provinces were seen to be tenuous. Synonyms slight, weak, dubious, shaky, doubtful, questionable, insignificant, flimsy, sketchy, insubstantial, nebulous in the sense of thin Definition unconvincing because badly thought out or badly presented The evidence is thin, and to some extent, ambiguous. Synonyms unconvincing, inadequate, feeble, poor, weak, slight, shallow, insufficient, superficial, lame, scant, flimsy, scanty, unsubstantial in the sense of visionary Definition of or like visions the visionary worlds created by fantasy writers Synonyms imaginary, fantastic, unreal, fanciful, ideal, idealized, illusory, imaginal, chimerical, delusory Additional synonyms in the sense of weak Definition liable to collapse or break The animals escaped through a weak spot in the fence. Synonyms fragile, brittle, flimsy, unsound, fine, delicate, frail, dainty, breakable
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