insubstantiality

noun

Definition of insubstantialitynext
1
as in flimsiness

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2
as in unsoundness

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  1. unsoundness
  2. precariousness
  3. insecurity
  4. instability
Noun
  • In looking back at the history of Emtech, the colt who suffered a catastrophic breakdown in Saturday’s eighth race, it was discovered that he was once placed on the Veterinarian’s List because of unsoundness.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes near the Oroville Dam, because of the threat of imminent flooding due to structural unsoundness.
    Mercury News Readers, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2017
Definition of unsoundness
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  • Fire, as the title suggests, provides a central motif of the book and a parable about the precariousness of existence: While the monks struggle to keep the flame of passion alive within, wildfires from without threaten to engulf them and destroy everything.
    Anderson Tepper, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Jacobsen draws on expert analysis and reports to highlight the precariousness of our times, including evidence that North Korea likely possesses the capability to strike the continental U.S. with a long-range nuclear weapon (and possibly, as the book explores, even more insidious weapons).
    Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of precariousness
Noun
  • Tall poppy syndrome often stems from a place of fear or insecurity.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • If you’re confronted with lingering fears and insecurities, this is your chance to release them.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of insecurity
Noun
  • Social unrest will become more frequent, with mass protests and political instability becoming the norm in affected regions.
    Amir Husain, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • While much of Burton’s work seems immutable, some examples court instability.
    Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of instability
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