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insubstantial

[ in-suhb-stan-shuhl ]

adjective

  1. not substantial or real; lacking substance:

    an insubstantial world of dreams.

  2. not solid or firm; weak; flimsy.
  3. not substantial in amount or size; inconsiderable:

    an insubstantial sum.



insubstantial

/ ˌɪԲəˈæʃə /

adjective

  1. not substantial; flimsy, tenuous, or slight
  2. imaginary; unreal
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԲܲˌٲԳپˈٲ, noun
  • ˌԲܲˈٲԳپ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ȴܲ·ٲt·i·ٲ noun
  • ȴܲ·ٲt· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of insubstantial1

From the Late Latin word ԲܲٲԳپ, dating back to 1600–10. See in- 3, substantial
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Bold yet insubstantial, “Love Hurts” insecurely asks the score to do too much work, pounding away at a funky spy track before unconvincingly pivoting to something sincere.

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And, it added, the savings Texas sought were “wholly insubstantial in light of the costs involved to these children, the State, and the Nation” of creating “a subclass of illiterates within our boundaries.”

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The UN's cultural agency said that despite "significant growth in production", the business of film-making across the continent was hindered by issues such as piracy, insubstantial training opportunities and a lack of official film institutions.

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The UN's cultural agency said that despite "significant growth in production", industries across the content were hindered by issues such as piracy, insubstantial training opportunities and a lack of official film institutions.

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It’s a majority white district, with not insubstantial Asian and Latino populations.

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