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in·sub·stan·tial    Audio Help   [in-suhb-stan-shuhl] Pronunciation Key
–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.
[Origin: 1600–10; < LL insubstantiālis. See in-3, substantial]

—Related forms
in·sub·stan·ti·al·i·ty, noun
in·sub·stan·tial·ly, adverb
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in·sub·stan·tial    Audio Help   (ĭn'səb-stān'shəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Lacking substance or reality. See Synonyms at immaterial.
    1. Not firm or solid; flimsy.
    2. Delicate; fine.
  3. Negligible in size or amount.

in'sub·stan'ti·al'i·ty (-shē-āl'ĭ-tē) n.
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insubstantial

adjective
1. lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon" [ant: material] 
2. lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very poor" 

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Insubstantial

In`sub*stan"tial\, a. Unsubstantial; not real or strong. "Insubstantial pageant." [R.] --Shak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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