ousia
noun
ou·sia
ˈüzēə,
ˈüsēə,
ˈüzh(ē)ə,
ˈüsh(ē)ə
plural -s
1
: true being : entity, essence, substance
2
: hypostasis sense 2a
Word History
Etymology
Greek, from ous- (stem of ōn, present participle of einai to be) + -ia -y
First Known Use
1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- not likely
- not long ago
- not long for
- not long for this world
- not look a day over
- not make any difference
- not make head nor tail of
- not make head or tail of
- not make head or/nor tail of
- not make heads nor tails of
- not make heads nor tails out of
- not make heads or tails of
- not make heads or tails out of
- not making much sense
- not many
- not mean a damn
- not merely
- not mince (one's) words
- not mince one's words
- not mince words
- not miss a trick
- not more than
- not much
- not much call for
- not much cop