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insubstantiality
in·sub·stan·tial I0172300 (ĭn′səb-stăn′shəl)adj.1. Not firm or solid; weak or flimsy: a shed made of insubstantial materials.2. Very small or negligible, as in importance, size, or amount: an insubstantial volume of traffic.3. Lacking or appearing to lack substance or reality: "the insubstantial vapor of an autumn field" (Loren Eiseley). in′sub·stan′ti·al′i·ty (-shē-ăl′ĭ-tē) n.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | insubstantiality - lack of solid substance and strengthweakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed" | | 2. | insubstantiality - lacking substance or realityincorporeality, immateriality - the quality of not being physical; not consisting of mattersmoke - something with no concrete substance; "his dreams all turned to smoke"; "it was just smoke and mirrors"substantiality, substantialness, solidness - the quality of being substantial or having substance |
insubstantialitynounThe condition of being infirm or physically weak:debility, decrepitude, delicacy, delicateness, feebleness, flimsiness, fragileness, fragility, frailness, frailty, infirmity, puniness, unsoundness, unsubstantiality, weakliness, weakness.insubstantiality Related to insubstantiality: celestialSynonyms for insubstantialitynoun the condition of being infirm or physically weakSynonyms- debility
- decrepitude
- delicacy
- delicateness
- feebleness
- flimsiness
- fragileness
- fragility
- frailness
- frailty
- infirmity
- puniness
- unsoundness
- unsubstantiality
- weakliness
- weakness
Antonyms for insubstantialitynoun lack of solid substance and strengthRelated Wordsnoun lacking substance or realityRelated Words- incorporeality
- immateriality
- smoke
Antonyms- substantiality
- substantialness
- solidness
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