|  insubstantial 
 
 1. lacking material form or substance;
 unreal (Freq. 1)
 - as insubstantial as a dream
 - an insubstantial mirage on the horizon
 • Syn:
 unsubstantial, unreal
 • Ant:
 substantial
 • Similar to:
 aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal,
 shadowy, wraithlike, stringy
 • See Also:
 immaterial, nonmaterial
 • Derivationally related forms:
 unreality (for: unreal), unsubstantialize (for: unsubstantial), insubstantiality
 • Attrubites:
 substantiality, substantialness, solidness
 2. lacking in nutritive value
 - the jejune diets of the very poor
 • Syn:
 jejune
 • Similar to:
 unwholesome
 • Derivationally related forms:
 jejuneness (for: jejune), jejunity (for: jejune)
 
 
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