soap bubble

noun

a bubble of soapsuds.

something that lacks substance or permanence.

Words nearby soap bubble

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Origin of soap bubble

First recorded in 1805–15

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But the source of most historic interest is, as already stated, the soap-bubble.
Six Lectures on Light|John Tyndall
The soap-bubble is such a globe; only one had need of second sight or double sight to see the pictures on so transitory a mirror.
Summer on the Lakes, in 1843|S.M. Fuller
A ball or sphere is not the only form which you can give to a soap-bubble.
Soap-Bubbles|C. V. Boys
To allow such difficulties to undermine faith is like overthrowing a solid wall with a soap-bubble.
Explanation of Catholic Morals|John H. Stapleton

The glass seems to become perfectly brittle, so that it would vanish, like a soap-bubble, if touched.
Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 2|Nathaniel Hawthorne

British Dictionary definitions for soap-bubble

soap bubble

noun

a bubble formed from soapy water

something that is ephemeral but attractive

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soap bubble

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noun