Insubstantial
81wraith — /reɪθ / (say rayth) noun 1. a ghostly apparition of a living person, supposedly portending or indicating that person s death. 2. a visible spirit. 3. an insubstantial copy or replica of something. 4. something pale, thin, and insubstantial, as a… …
82insubstantiality — noun 1. lack of solid substance and strength • Derivationally related forms: ↑insubstantial • Hypernyms: ↑weakness 2. lacking substance or reality • Ant: ↑substantiality • Derivationally rela …
83in´sub|stan´tial|ly — in|sub|stan|tial «IHN suhb STAN shuhl», adjective. 1. frail; flimsy; weak: »A cobweb looks very insubstantial. SYNONYM(S): unsubstantial. 2. not actual; unreal; imaginary: »Dreams and ghosts are …
84in|sub|stan|tial — «IHN suhb STAN shuhl», adjective. 1. frail; flimsy; weak: »A cobweb looks very insubstantial. SYNONYM(S): unsubstantial. 2. not actual; unreal; imaginary: »Dreams and ghosts are …
85hang by a hair — See: HANG BY A THREAD …
86hang by a thread — or[hang by a hair] {v. phr.} To depend on a very small thing; be in doubt. * /For three days Tom was so sick that his life hung by a thread./ * /As Joe got ready to kick a field goal, the result of the game hung by a hair./ Compare: HANG IN THE… …
87hang by a hair — See: HANG BY A THREAD …
88hang by a thread — or[hang by a hair] {v. phr.} To depend on a very small thing; be in doubt. * /For three days Tom was so sick that his life hung by a thread./ * /As Joe got ready to kick a field goal, the result of the game hung by a hair./ Compare: HANG IN THE… …
89Material — Ma*te ri*al, a. [L. materialis, fr. materia stuff, matter: cf. F. mat[ e]riel. See {Matter}, and cf. {Mat[ E]riel}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies. [1913 Webster] The… …
90Material cause — Material Ma*te ri*al, a. [L. materialis, fr. materia stuff, matter: cf. F. mat[ e]riel. See {Matter}, and cf. {Mat[ E]riel}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies. [1913… …
