not-insubstantial
1insubstantial — [in΄səb stan′shəl] adj. [ML insubstantialis] not substantial; specif., a) not real; imaginary b) not solid or firm; weak or flimsy insubstantiality [in΄səb stan΄shē al′ə tē] n …
2Insubstantial — In sub*stan tial, a. Unsubstantial; not real or strong. Insubstantial pageant. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …
3insubstantial — I adjective airy, baseless, bodiless, chimerical, ephemeral, fanciful, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, groundless, hallucinatory, illusive, illusory, imaginary, imagined, immaterial, impalpable, inadequate, inconsequential, inconsiderable,… …
4insubstantial — (adj.) c.1600, from M.L. insubstantialis, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + substantialis (see SUBSTANTIAL (Cf. substantial)). Related: Insubstantially …
5insubstantial — in|sub|stan|tial [ˌınsəbˈstænʃəl] adj 1.) formal not solid, large, strong, or definite ▪ The evidence seemed very insubstantial. ▪ an insubstantial meal ▪ In the distance was the insubstantial outline of a ship. 2.) literary not existing as a… …
6insubstantial — adjective 1 formal something that is insubstantial is much too small or weak and does not look solid enough: a slender rope bridge, terrifyingly insubstantial 2 literary not existing as a real object or person: Pale figures, like insubstantial… …
7insubstantial — insubstantiality, n. insubstantially, adv. /in seuhb stan sheuhl/, adj. 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… …
8insubstantial — in|sub|stan|tial [ ,ınsəb stænʃəl ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL not very large or strong: insubstantial evidence 2. ) LITERARY not real or not seeming real: He moved through the house, as silent and insubstantial as a shadow …
9insubstantial — UK [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃ(ə)l] / US [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃəl] adjective 1) formal not very large or strong insubstantial evidence 2) literary not real, or not seeming real He moved through the house, as silent and insubstantial as a shadow …
10insubstantial — [[t]ɪ̱nsəbstæ̱nʃ(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is insubstantial is not large, solid, or strong. Mars has an insubstantial atmosphere, consisting almost entirely of carbon dioxide... Her limbs were insubstantial, almost transparent …
