Definition of insubstantial Insubstantial
/ɪnsʌbstæˈnʧʌl/ - [insubstanchul] - in•sub•stan•tial
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| insubstantial - lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon" | ||
| unsubstantial, unreal | ||
| substantial, material, real having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare | ||
| nonmaterial, immaterial not consisting of matter; "immaterial apparitions"; "ghosts and other immaterial entities" | ||
| substantiality, substantialness, solidness the quality of being substantial or having substance | ||
| aery, aerial, aeriform, airy, ethereal existing or living or growing or operating in the air; "aerial roots of a philodendron"; "aerial particles"; "small aerial creatures such as butterflies"; "aerial warfare"; "aerial photography"; "aerial cable cars" | ||
| wraithlike, shadowy lacking in substance; "strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"- W.A.Butler; "dim shadowy forms"; "a wraithlike column of smoke" | ||
| insubstantial - lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very poor" | ||
| jejune | ||
| unwholesome detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- insubstantial (a.)
Unsubstantial; not real or strong.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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insubstantial
Lacking material form or substance.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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insubstantial
in-sub-stan′shal, adj. (Shak.) not substantial: not real.—n. Insubstantial′ity
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