"insubstantial" meaning in English

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "substantial"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "insubstantiel"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French insubstantiel",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "insubstantiālis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin insubstantiālis",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "in-"
      },
      "expansion": "in-",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "substantiālis"
      },
      "expansion": "substantiālis",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably from Middle French insubstantiel, from Latin insubstantiālis, from in- + substantiālis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more insubstantial",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most insubstantial",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "insubstantial (comparative more insubstantial, superlative most insubstantial)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The bridge was insubstantial and would not safely carry a car.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lacking substance; not real or strong."
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
          "word": "dreamy"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
          "word": "empty"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
          "word": "gaseous"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
          "word": "gossamer"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
          "word": "hollow"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
          "word": "imaginary"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
          "word": "illusory"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
          "word": "shadowy"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
          "word": "spectral"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-insubstantial-en-adj-Ow9xMKVV",
      "links": [
        [
          "substance",
          "substance"
        ],
        [
          "real",
          "real"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "unsubstantial"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
          "word": "airy"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
          "word": "ethereal"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
          "word": "immaterial"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
          "word": "insubstantial"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
          "word": "tenuous"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
          "word": "unreal"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nematerialen",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "нематериален"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nerealen",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "нереален"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "insubstancial"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "insubstancial"
        },
        {
          "alt": "みのない",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "minonai",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "実のない"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "korekiko"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "kikokore"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "insubstancial"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "nesubstanțial"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "hueco"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "insustancial"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "vacío"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "insubstantial"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "substantial"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "insubstantiel"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French insubstantiel",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "insubstantiālis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin insubstantiālis",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "in-"
      },
      "expansion": "in-",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "substantiālis"
      },
      "expansion": "substantiālis",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably from Middle French insubstantiel, from Latin insubstantiālis, from in- + substantiālis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more insubstantial",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most insubstantial",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "insubstantial (comparative more insubstantial, superlative most insubstantial)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
      "word": "dreamy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
      "word": "empty"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
      "word": "gaseous"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
      "word": "gossamer"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
      "word": "hollow"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
      "word": "imaginary"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
      "word": "illusory"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
      "word": "shadowy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
      "word": "spectral"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms borrowed from Middle French",
        "English terms derived from Latin",
        "English terms derived from Middle French",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Translation table header lacks gloss"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The bridge was insubstantial and would not safely carry a car.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lacking substance; not real or strong."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "substance",
          "substance"
        ],
        [
          "real",
          "real"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "unsubstantial"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
      "word": "airy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
      "word": "ethereal"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
      "word": "immaterial"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
      "word": "insubstantial"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
      "word": "tenuous"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:insubstantial",
      "word": "unreal"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nematerialen",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "нематериален"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nerealen",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "нереален"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "insubstancial"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "insubstancial"
    },
    {
      "alt": "みのない",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "minonai",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "実のない"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "korekiko"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "kikokore"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "insubstancial"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "nesubstanțial"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "hueco"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "insustancial"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "vacío"
    }
  ],
  "word": "insubstantial"
}