unsubstant

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word unsubstant. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word unsubstant, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say unsubstant in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word unsubstant you have here. The definition of the word unsubstant will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofunsubstant, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ substant.

Adjective

unsubstant (comparative more unsubstant, superlative most unsubstant)

  1. (obsolete or poetic) insubstantial
    • 1850, Walter Richard Cassels, Eidolon, or, The course of a soul: and other poems:
      Pursuing ever with insatiate thirst / And aspiration, some unsubstant aim.
    • 1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC:
      What was precise was now enormous, unsubstant, diaphanous, for he had seen her.