 insubstantial |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] lacking material form or substance; unreal | |
| Synonyms: | unreal unsubstantial | |
| Examples: | "as insubstantial as a dream" "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon" |
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| Related terms: | substantial shadowy aeriform paper immaterial substantiality | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] lacking in nutritive value | |
| Synonyms: | jejune | |
| Examples: | "the jejune diets of the very poor" |
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| Related terms: | unwholesome | |
| Similar spelling: |
insubstantially insubstantiality |
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