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   in·sub·stan·tial

   /ˌinsəbˈstan(t)SH(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. lacking strength and solidity: "the huts are relatively few and insubstantial" Similar flimsyslightlightfragilebreakableweakfrailshakyunstablewobblytotteryricketyramshacklemakeshiftjerry-builtbadly builtthrown togethercheapshoddygimcrackweakflimsyfeeblepoorinadequateinsufficientthinslighttenuousinsignificantinconsequentialunsubstantialunconvincingimplausibleunsatisfactorypaltrytriflingtrivialshallowOpposite sturdysound
   • ▪ not solid or real; imaginary: "the flickering light made her face seem insubstantial" Similar intangibleimpalpableindefinableindescribablevagueobscureunclearindistinctuntouchableimperceptible to the touchunsubstantialincorporealimaginaryimaginedfanciedfancifulfigmentalunrealnonexistentillusoryillusivedelusivehallucinatoryphantomspectralghostlikevisionarychimericalairyvaporousrare:immaterialunbodieddiscarnatephantasmalphantasmicinexistentillusionaryOpposite tangiblereal

   Word Origin early 17th century: from late Latin insubstantialis, from in- ‘not’ + substantialis (see substantial).

   Derivatives

   • 1. insubstantiality noun
   • 2. insubstantially adverb

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   INSUBSTANTIAL definition: 1. not enough or not strong enough: 2. not existing as a physical person or thing: 3. not enough…. Learn more.

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   insubstantial: [adjective] not substantial: such as. lacking substance or material nature. lacking firmness or solidity : flimsy.

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   INSUBSTANTIAL meaning: 1. not enough or not strong enough: 2. not existing as a physical person or thing: 3. not enough…. Learn more.

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   insubstantial: 1 adj lacking material form or substance; unreal “as insubstantial as a dream” “an insubstantial mirage on the horizon” Synonyms: unreal , unsubstantial aerial , aeriform , aery , airy , ethereal characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air shadowy , wraithlike lacking in substance stringy ...

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   Insubstantial definition: not substantial or real; lacking substance. See examples of INSUBSTANTIAL used in a sentence.

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   2 meanings: 1. not substantial; flimsy, tenuous, or slight 2. imaginary; unreal.... Click for more definitions.

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   Definition of insubstantial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define insubstantial. insubstantial synonyms, insubstantial pronunciation, insubstantial translation, English dictionary definition of insubstantial. adj. 1. Not firm or solid; weak or flimsy: a shed made of insubstantial materials.

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    INSUBSTANTIAL definition: not very large, strong, or good: . Learn more.

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    insubstantial meaning, definition, what is insubstantial: not solid, large, strong, or definite: Learn more.