insubstantial

English

Etymology

Probably from Middle French insubstantiel, from Latin insubstantiālis, from in- + substantiālis.

Adjective

insubstantial (comparative more insubstantial, superlative most insubstantial)

1. Lacking substance; not real or strong.

   The bridge was insubstantial and would not safely carry a car.

Synonyms

• unsubstantial (archaic); See also Thesaurus:insubstantial

Antonyms

• substantial; See also Thesaurus:substantial

Derived terms

• insubstantiality

Translations

Translations

Bulgarian: нематериален (bg) (nematerialen), нереален (bg) (nerealen) Catalan: insubstancial Galician: insubstancial Japanese: 実のない (みのない, minonai) Maori: korekiko, kikokore Portuguese: insubstancial Romanian: nesubstanțial Spanish: hueco (es), insustancial (es), vacío (es)