insubstantiality

Definitions

The quality of lacking strength, solidity, or physical substance.

The state of being flimsy, ethereal, or lacking in factual basis.

Examples

The insubstantiality of his arguments became apparent as soon as the committee began to scrutinize the data.

She was haunted by the insubstantiality of her memories, which seemed to fade like mist whenever she tried to grasp them.

Synonyms

flimsiness tenuity ethereality frailty insignificance intangibility lightness

Antonyms

substantiality solidity tangibility corporeality heaviness weightiness permanence