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1 insubstantial
Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > insubstantial
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2 insubstantial
adjectivewenig substanziell (geh.); dürftig [Essen, Kleidung]; gering[fügig] [Menge, Betrag]* * *in·sub·stan·tial[ˌɪnsəbˈstæn(t)ʃəl]1. (unconvincing) argument, evidence wenig überzeugend, fadenscheinigan \insubstantial plot/meal eine dürftige Handlung/Mahlzeit2. (small) meal [sehr] klein, winzig* * *["Insəb'stnSəl]adjwenig substanziell or substantiell; fear, hopes, accusation, rumour gegenstandslos; argument haltlos; amount gering(fügig); meal, plot, evidence dürftig* * *insubstantial [ˌınsəbˈstænʃl] adj (adv insubstantially)1. nicht stofflich, unkörperlich, immateriell2. unwirklich4. geringfügig, unwesentlich (Unterschied etc)b) gegenstandslos (Befürchtungen etc)* * *adjectivewenig substanziell (geh.); dürftig [Essen, Kleidung]; gering[fügig] [Menge, Betrag]* * *adj.unwirklich adj. -
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4 insubstantial parts
Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > insubstantial parts
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5 bodiless
bodi·less[ˈbɒdɪləs, AM ˈbɑ:d]adj inv1. (lacking a body) körperlos2. (incorporeal, insubstantial) unkörperlich, wesenlos* * *['bɒdIlɪs]adjkörperlos* * *1. körperlos2. unkörperlich, wesenlos* * *adj.körperlos adj. -
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nounGespenst, das* * *[reɪθ]n ( liter)strokes had reduced him to a \wraith durch die Schlaganfälle war er nur noch ein Schatten seiner selbst* * *[reɪɵ]nGespenst nt, Geist m* * *wraith [reıθ] s1. Erscheinung f (besonders von Sterbenden oder gerade Gestorbenen)2. a) Geist mb) Gespenst n* * *nounGespenst, das* * *n.Gespenst -er n. -
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[reɪɵ] n( liter)strokes had reduced him to a \wraith durch die Schlaganfälle war er nur noch ein Schatten seiner selbst
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Insubstantial — In sub*stan tial, a. Unsubstantial; not real or strong. Insubstantial pageant. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
insubstantial — I adjective airy, baseless, bodiless, chimerical, ephemeral, fanciful, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, groundless, hallucinatory, illusive, illusory, imaginary, imagined, immaterial, impalpable, inadequate, inconsequential, inconsiderable,… … Law dictionary
insubstantial — (adj.) c.1600, from M.L. insubstantialis, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + substantialis (see SUBSTANTIAL (Cf. substantial)). Related: Insubstantially … Etymology dictionary
insubstantial — has ousted unsubstantial for the word meaning ‘lacking substance or solidity’ … Modern English usage
insubstantial — [adj] weak, imaginary aerial, airy, chimerical, decrepit, ephemeral, false, fanciful, feeble, flimsy, fly by night*, fragile, frail, idle, illusory, immaterial, imponderable, incorporeal, infirm, intangible, metaphysical, petty, poor, puny,… … New thesaurus
insubstantial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking strength and solidity. 2) imaginary. DERIVATIVES insubstantiality noun insubstantially adverb … English terms dictionary
insubstantial — [in΄səb stan′shəl] adj. [ML insubstantialis] not substantial; specif., a) not real; imaginary b) not solid or firm; weak or flimsy insubstantiality [in΄səb stan΄shē al′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
insubstantial — in|sub|stan|tial [ˌınsəbˈstænʃəl] adj 1.) formal not solid, large, strong, or definite ▪ The evidence seemed very insubstantial. ▪ an insubstantial meal ▪ In the distance was the insubstantial outline of a ship. 2.) literary not existing as a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
insubstantial — adjective 1) an insubstantial structure Syn: flimsy, fragile, breakable, weak, frail, slight, unstable, shaky, wobbly, rickety, ramshackle, jerry built Ant: sturdy 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
insubstantial — [[t]ɪ̱nsəbstæ̱nʃ(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is insubstantial is not large, solid, or strong. Mars has an insubstantial atmosphere, consisting almost entirely of carbon dioxide... Her limbs were insubstantial, almost transparent … English dictionary
insubstantial — adjective 1 formal something that is insubstantial is much too small or weak and does not look solid enough: a slender rope bridge, terrifyingly insubstantial 2 literary not existing as a real object or person: Pale figures, like insubstantial… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English