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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| unreal | x/ | Adjective |
| unwholesome | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| shadowy | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| ethereal | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| airy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| aerial | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| substantial | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| inconsequential | xxx/x | Adjective |
| immaterial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| illusory | x/xx | Adjective |
| ephemeral | x/xx | Adjective |
| weighty | /x | Adjective |
| vacuous | /xx | Adjective |
| evanescent | xx/x | Adjective |
| transitory | /xxx | Adjective |
| insupportable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unexceptional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| banal | x/ | Adjective |
| prosaic | x/x | Adjective |
| frivolous | /xx | Adjective |
| insignificant | xx/xx | Adjective |
| weightless | /x | Adjective |
| negligible | /xxx | Adjective |
| nonmaterial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| trifling | /x | Adjective |
| unidentifiable | xx/xxxx | Adjective |
| flimsy | /x | Adjective |
| trivial | /xx | Adjective |
| incidental | xx/x | Adjective |
| unimpressive | xx/x | Adjective |
| vapid | /x | Adjective |
| ineffectual | xx/xx | Adjective |
| amorphous | x/x | Adjective |
| minuscule | /xx | Adjective |
| imperceptible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| infinitesimal | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| shapeless | /x | Adjective |
| harmless | /x | Adjective |
| extraneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| threadbare | /x | Adjective |
| nebulous | /xx | Adjective |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Adjective |
| inessential | xx/x | Adjective |
| nonexistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| gossamer | /xx | Noun |
| unspecific | xx/x | Adjective |
| artless | /x | Adjective |
| perfunctory | x/xx | Adjective |
| meaningless | /xx | Adjective |
| tawdry | /x | Adjective |
| wispy | /x | Adjective |
| miniscule | /xx | Adjective |
| irrelevant | x/xx | Adjective |
| unimportant | xx/x | Adjective |
| deceptive | x/x | Adjective |
| valueless | /xx | Adjective |
| tangential | x/x | Adjective |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| fleeting | /x | Adjective |
| superficial | xx/x | Adjective |
| pernicious | x/x | Adjective |
| innocuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| modest | /x | Adjective |
| diaphanous | x/xx | Adjective |
| uninspiring | xx/x | Adjective |
| tasteless | /x | Adjective |
| inoffensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| unworldly | x/x | Adjective |
| pallid | /x | Adjective |
| insipid | x/x | Adjective |
| disproportionate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unpersuasive | xx/x | Adjective |
| unremarkable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| flighty | /x | Adjective |
| flaccid | /x | Adjective |
| incomprehensible | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| puny | /x | Adjective |
| otherworldly | /x/x | Adjective |
| duplicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| inconsiderable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| paltry | /x | Adjective |
| meaty | /x | Adjective |
| perceptible | x/xx | Adjective |
| indistinguishable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| petty | /x | Noun |
| tenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| nonphysical | x/xx | Adjective |
| incorporeal | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsubstantiated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| disembodied | xx/x | Adjective |
| unfounded | x/x | Adjective |
| intangible | x/xx | Adjective |
| incorporate | x/xx | Verb |
| vague | / | Adjective |
| insensible | x/xx | Adjective |
| spiritual | /xxx | Adjective |
| subtle | /x | Adjective |
| inanimate | x/xx | Noun |
| small | / | Adjective |
| unconvincing | xx/x | Adjective |
| inauthentic | xx/x | Adjective |
| indifferent | x/x | Adjective |
| absent | /x | Adjective |
| abstract | x/ | Name |
| gaseous | /xx | Adjective |
| unsteady | x/x | Adjective |
| void | / | Noun |
| pageant | /x | Noun |
| ghostly | /x | Adverb |
| manna | /x | Noun |
| phantom | /x | Noun |
| ity | /x | Noun |
| mists | / | Noun |
| shadow | /x | Noun |
| dream | / | Noun |
| shade | / | Noun |
| illusion | x/x | Noun |
| visions | /x | Noun |
| substitute | /xx | Noun |
| fabric | /x | Noun |
| foundations | x/x | Noun |
| alterations | xx/x | Noun |
| stuff | / | Noun |
| dismissed | x/ | Verb |
| something | /x | Noun |
| nature | /x | Noun |
| quality | /xx | Noun |
| sum | / | Noun |
| bland | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| corporeal | /xx | Adjective |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| feeble | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| formless | /x | Adjective |
| fragile | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| illusive | x/x | Adjective |
| impalpable | x/xx | Adjective |
| imperishable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| impermanent | x/xx | Adjective |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| lean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| material | x/xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| meager | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| meagre | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| porous | /x | Adjective |
| puffy | /x | Adjective |
| real | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| scant | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| scarce | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| skinny | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sparse | / | Adjective, Verb |
| thin | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| unattainable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| visible | /xx | Adjective |
| weak | / | Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
