Unsubstantial

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Lacking material substance; insubstantial.
  • adj. Lacking firmness or strength; flimsy.
  • adj. Lacking basis in fact.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Alternative form of insubstantial.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Lacking in matter or substance; visionary; chimerical.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not substantial; not solid: as, unsubstantial air. Not real; not having substance; imaginary; illusive: as, unsubstantial forms. Not having good substance; not strong or stout: as, an unsubstantial building; unsubstantial cloth.
  • Not giving substance or strength; weak; not strengthening or invigorating.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. lacking material form or substance; unreal
  • Equivalent
    stringy    wraithlike    shadowy    aeriform    airy    ethereal    aerial    aery   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    visionary    chimerical   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    insubstantial    unreal    ephemeral    illusive    illusory    intangible    fleeting    baseless    delusive    indistinct