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insubstantive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-sub-stan-tive
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not substantive (in any sense)

adj

Unable to be substantiated; unfounded

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English substantive English insubstantive From in- + substantive.

Inflected Forms

more insubstantive (comparative) most insubstantive (superlative)

Questions

What does insubstantive mean?
Not substantive (in any sense)
Where does insubstantive come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English substantive English insubstantive From in- + substantive.

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