insubstantial
Use Insubstantial in a sentence
səbˈstæn 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.
Related forms
in·sub·stan·ti·al·i·ty, noun
in·sub·stan·tial·ly, adverb
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insubstantial (ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not substantial; flimsy, tenuous, or slight |
| 2. | imaginary; unreal |
| insubstanti'ality | |
| —n | |
| insub'stantially | |
| —adv | |
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Insubstantial
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Example sentences
At sunset the pier becomes a work of art, as insubstantial as a barred cloud floating on the fiery waves.
The only outrage results from your insubstantial argument.
The town, in the end, proved as insubstantial as smoke.
He wishes that he could go back and tell himself that his poverty would be as insubstantial as his education.
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