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
- 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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