insubstantial

Words with a similar base: insubstantial

'insubstantial'

[insubstantial.a.01] as in: lacking material form or substance; unreal

Examples:
as insubstantial as a dream
an insubstantial mirage on the horizon

'insubstantial'

[insubstantial.s.01] as in: lacking in nutritive value

Examples:
the jejune diets of the very poor

Origins

					insubstantial (English)
├── in- (English)
│   ├── in (Latin)
│   ├── in- (Latin)
│   └── in- (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── in- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│           └── in (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── substantial (English)
    └── substantiel (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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