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in⋅sub⋅stan⋅tial

   [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.
Origin:
1600–10; < LL insubstantiālis. See in- 3 , substantial
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in·sub·stan·tial     (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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insubstantiality

noun
1. lack of solid substance and strength 
2. lacking substance or reality [ant: solidness] 

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Insubstantiality

In`sub*stan`ti*al"i*ty\, n. Unsubstantiality; unreality. [R.]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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