Antonyms for insubstantial


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-suh b-stan-shuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn səbˈstæn ʃəl


Definition of insubstantial

Origin :
  • c.1600, from Medieval Latin insubstantialis, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + substantialis (see substantial). Related: Insubstantially.
  • adj weak, imaginary
Example sentences :
  • There were things, vague and insubstantial, which he could not understand.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow » by Arthur Stringer
  • From it rose the towers and high-peaked roofs of the city, insubstantial as a dream.
  • Extract from : « The Path of the King » by John Buchan
  • So feeble and insubstantial did he feel himself that he repeated the word aloud.
  • Extract from : « Night and Day » by Virginia Woolf
  • The beyond is vague and insubstantial, but it is instinct with life and purpose.
  • Extract from : « Nature Mysticism » by J. Edward Mercer
  • Shuddering, insubstantial, but luminously apparent, I stood there before them.
  • Extract from : « Famous Modern Ghost Stories » by Various
  • She married the Marquis of Vaccarone, a babbling Neapolitan, insubstantial and light.
  • Extract from : « Csar or Nothing » by Po Baroja Baroja
  • Beyond was the renowned staircase, which, rising with insubstantial grace, lost itself in silvery altitude like the way to heaven.
  • Extract from : « The Pretty Lady » by Arnold E. Bennett
  • They would fade like an insubstantial pageant—or the baseless fabric of a dream.
  • Extract from : « The Philosophy of Natural Theology » by William Jackson
  • They rise all around in insubstantial drifts, never seeming to alight, yet stinging in clusters.
  • Extract from : « Life's Minor Collisions » by Frances Warner
  • It seemed to him that things would always henceforth be insubstantial, and events utterly unimportant.
  • Extract from : « The Immortal Moment » by May Sinclair

Synonyms for insubstantial

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