Definition Dictionary

To make something less pure by mixing in another substance.

Using grand, inflated language that outweighs its substance.

To introduce something unwanted that makes a substance or result impure or unreliable.

To remove the internal organs; figuratively, to strip away essential substance.

The central or defining quality of something.

Weak in substance, construction, or supporting evidence.

Not allowing a substance to pass through.

Lacking sense, significance, or substance.

Lacking strength, solidity, or enough supporting substance.

The art of effective expression; also language criticized as impressive but lacking substance.

Concerned only with surface features rather than depth or substance.

A lack of depth or attention to underlying meaning or substance.

Lacking meaningful thought, substance, or ideas.

Dull, empty, and lacking interest or substance.