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insubstantial
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of INSUBSTANTIAL
[more insubstantial; most insubstantial]
: not substantial非实体的；非实质的；虚幻的：: such as
a : not large or important不大的；不重要的
- Their contribution to the fund was insubstantial.他们对基金的捐助不多。
- a very insubstantial [=small] amount of money极少的一笔钱
- insubstantial differences细微差别
b : not strong or solid不坚实的；不坚固的；薄弱的
- The scarf is beautiful but too thin and insubstantial [=flimsy] to keep you warm.这条围巾虽然漂亮，但是太薄，不保暖。
c : not real : not made of a real substance虚幻的
- an insubstantial [=imaginary] place虚无缥缈的地方
- as insubstantial as a ghost像幽灵一样虚幻
insubstantial
adjective
in·sub·stan·tial ˌin(t)-səb-ˈstan(t)-shəl 
: not substantial: such as
a
: lacking substance or material nature
b
: lacking firmness or solidity : flimsy
Example Sentences
Their contribution to the fund was insubstantial. as insubstantial as a ghost
Recent Examples on the Web And shoppers have to be persuaded to take a not-insubstantial risk, largely on the strength of online reviews alone. 
Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022 In late 2021, Facebook chose to rebrand itself as Meta (a move dismissed by some as an effort to deflect from its not-insubstantial public relations crisis). Dr. Jason Wingard, Forbes, 15 July 2022 In the course of four days in August 2020, Kim raised the not-insubstantial sum needed to pay for Hong’s star, then took on the process of submitting an application. Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2022 Instead, parties propose the most minor, insubstantial tweaks to a basic settlement that already exists, has always existed, and has been failing for much of the country, leading to two successive votes against the status quo. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 19 June 2022 This frees them to be, playfully and sublimely, insubstantial. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 In each of these cases, Parker has effectively magnified the invisible, paradoxically revealing the substance of the insubstantial. Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 20 May 2022 In the years since, the original game’s update schedule slowed to a crawl, and additions grew insubstantial, leading many players to burn out or move on. Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 The Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak weighs in at a not-insubstantial 472 pounds dry, 527 pounds wet. Karl Brauer, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022 See More
Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022 In late 2021, Facebook chose to rebrand itself as Meta (a move dismissed by some as an effort to deflect from its not-insubstantial public relations crisis). Dr. Jason Wingard, Forbes, 15 July 2022 In the course of four days in August 2020, Kim raised the not-insubstantial sum needed to pay for Hong’s star, then took on the process of submitting an application. Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2022 Instead, parties propose the most minor, insubstantial tweaks to a basic settlement that already exists, has always existed, and has been failing for much of the country, leading to two successive votes against the status quo. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 19 June 2022 This frees them to be, playfully and sublimely, insubstantial. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 In each of these cases, Parker has effectively magnified the invisible, paradoxically revealing the substance of the insubstantial. Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 20 May 2022 In the years since, the original game’s update schedule slowed to a crawl, and additions grew insubstantial, leading many players to burn out or move on. Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 The Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak weighs in at a not-insubstantial 472 pounds dry, 527 pounds wet. Karl Brauer, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
probably from French insubstantiel, from Late Latin insubstantialis, from Latin in- + Late Latin substantialis substantial
First Known Use
1607, in the meaning defined above
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