Unsubstantial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking material form or substance; unreal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnsəbstˈænʃəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnsəbstˈanʃəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnsəbstˈanʃəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnsəbstˈænʃəl/.

Examples

as insubstantial as a dream
an insubstantial mirage on the horizon

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

insubstantial unreal

Antonyms

substantial

Parts of Speech

adjective

lacking material form or substance; unreal

“as insubstantial as a dream”

Word Forms

insubstantiality	noun	lack of solid substance and strength
unsubstantialize	verb	render immaterial or incorporeal
unreality	noun	the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unwesentlich

es mangelt an materieller Form oder Substanz; unwirklich

🇫🇷French

sans substance

manquant de forme ou de substance matérielle; irréel

🇪🇸Spanish

insubstancial

carente de forma o sustancia material; irreal

🇮🇹Italian

insostanziale

privo di forma o sostanza materiale; irreale

🇳🇱Dutch

niet substantieel

zonder materiële vorm of substantie; onwerkelijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

insubstancial

sem forma ou substância material; irreal

🇷🇺Russian

несущественный

отсутствие материальной формы или содержания; нереальный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जिसमें कुछ तत्व न हो

भौतिक रूप या पदार्थ का अभाव; अवास्तविक

🇧🇩Bengali

অমূলক

উপাদান ফর্ম বা পদার্থের অভাব; অবাস্তব

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆதாரமற்ற

பொருள் வடிவம் அல்லது பொருள் இல்லாதது; உண்மையற்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరాధారమైన

పదార్థ రూపం లేదా పదార్ధం లేకపోవడం; అవాస్తవం

🇮🇳Marathi

अवास्तव

भौतिक फॉर्म किंवा पदार्थ नसणे; अवास्तव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસાધારણ

સામગ્રી સ્વરૂપ અથવા પદાર્થનો અભાવ; અવાસ્તવિક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಧಾರರಹಿತ

ವಸ್ತು ರೂಪ ಅಥವಾ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಕೊರತೆ; ಅವಾಸ್ತವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിസ്ഥാനരഹിതമായ

ഭൗതിക രൂപമോ പദാർത്ഥമോ ഇല്ലാത്തത്; അയഥാർത്ഥമായ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਬੁਨਿਆਦ

ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਜਾਂ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ; ਅਸਥਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر اہم

مادی شکل یا مادہ کی کمی؛ غیر حقیقی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不实质的

缺乏物质形式或实质；虚幻

🇯🇵Japanese

実体のない

物質的な形や実質が欠けている。非現実的な

🇰🇷Korean

비현실적인

물질적 형태나 실체가 부족하다. 비현실적인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không đáng kể

thiếu hình thức vật chất hoặc chất liệu; không có thật

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีสาระสำคัญ

ขาดรูปแบบวัตถุหรือสาร; ไม่จริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak penting

kekurangan bentuk atau substansi materi; tidak nyata

🇵🇭Filipino

walang kabuluhan

kulang sa materyal na anyo o sangkap; hindi totoo

🇲🇾Malay

tidak substansial

kekurangan bentuk atau bahan bahan; tidak nyata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير جوهري

تفتقر إلى الشكل المادي أو الجوهر؛ غير واقعي

🇮🇷Persian

غیر اساسی

فاقد شکل یا ماده مادی؛ غیر واقعی

🇹🇷Turkish

asılsız

maddi biçim veya maddeden yoksun; gerçek dışı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא מהותי

חסר צורה או חומר חומרי; דִמיוֹנִי

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