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INSUBSTANTIALITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking substance or reality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("insubstantiality" is a kind of...):
immateriality; incorporeality (the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "insubstantiality"):
smoke (something with no concrete substance)
Antonym:
substantiality (the quality of being substantial or having substance)
Derivation:
insubstantial (lacking material form or substance; unreal)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lack of solid substance and strength
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("insubstantiality" is a kind of...):
weakness (the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain)
Derivation:
insubstantial (lacking material form or substance; unreal)
