insubstantial

in·sub·stan·tial  (nsb-stnshl)

adj.

1. Lacking substance or reality. See Synonyms at immaterial.

2.

a. Not firm or solid; flimsy.

b. Delicate; fine.

3. Negligible in size or amount.

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insub·stanti·ali·ty (-sh-l-t) n.

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insubstantial [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃəl]

adj

1. not substantial; flimsy, tenuous, or slight

2. imaginary; unreal

insubstantiality  n

insubstantially  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	insubstantial - lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon" unsubstantial, unreal nonmaterial, immaterial - not consisting of matter; "immaterial apparitions"; "ghosts and other immaterial entities" substantial, material, real - having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare
	2.	insubstantial - lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very poor" jejune unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"

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insubstantial

adjective

1. flimsy, thin, weak, slight, frail, feeble, tenuous Her limbs were insubstantial, almost transparent.
flimsy strong, solid, substantial, firm, weighty

2. imaginary, unreal, fanciful, immaterial, ephemeral, illusory, incorporeal, chimerical Their thoughts seemed as insubstantial as smoke.

Translations

insubstantial [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃəl] ADJ (gen) → insustancial; [meal] → poco sustancioso

insubstantial [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃ^əl] adj [amount, sum] → négligeable; [evidence] → pas concluant(e)
The evidence against her was insubstantial → Les preuves réunies contre elle n'étaient pas concluantes.
a not insubstantial amount of money → une somme plutôt rondelette

insubstantial

adj → wenig substanziell or substantiell; fear, hopes, accusation, rumour → gegenstandslos; argument → haltlos; amount → gering(fügig); meal, plot, evidence → dürftig

insubstantial [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃ/əl] adj (structure) → poco solido/a; (evidence) → inconsistente; (vision) → irreale

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insubstantial [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃ/əl] adj (structure) → poco solido/a; (evidence) → inconsistente; (vision) → irreale