Meanings of how insubstantial in inglês

When you see a ghost, how insubstantial it looks, you wonder how such a thing could hurt you.

But now it hit Avery just how insubstantial it all was-love ,marriage-comparedtothe hard physical reality of the world.

For a British reader, the most striking thing about the society depicted in The Slap is how insubstantial this third, liberal plank is.

McConnell cut in again, saying that, yes, he got it-hedidn't need more charts and memos to see how insubstantial the current approach was.

Belinda lurched to her feet and stumbled to the thrown cot's far side, trying to put something, regardless of how insubstantial, between herself and Javier.

How insubstantial the things of iron, wood and stone!

" How insubstantial are they?"