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insubstantial

adj

Etymology

Probably from Middle French insubstantiel, from Latin insubstantiālis, from in- + substantiālis. By surface analysis, in- + substantial.

  1. derived from insubstantiālis
  2. borrowed from insubstantiel

Definitions

  1. Lacking substance

    Lacking substance; not real or strong.

    • The bridge was insubstantial and would not safely carry a car.
    • By manipulating the flow of magic, Eragon quickly descended from the Ra'zac's lair—which the insubstantial wall of stone once again hid—to the ledge.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at insubstantial. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01insubstantial02real03fake04presented05presentation06appearance07apparition08ghost09unsubstantial

A definitional loop anchored at insubstantial. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at insubstantial

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA