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Substantial
//səbˈstænʃəl// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having a substance; actually existing.
"substantial life"
- 2 Not imaginary; real; actual; true; veritable.
"1850s, Cardinal John Henry Newman, The Rise and Progress of Universities to do some substantial good, is the compensation for much incidental imperfection"
- 3 Corporeal; material; firm.
- 4 Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm.
"substantial cloth"
- 5 Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy.
"a substantial freeholder"
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- 6 Large in size, quantity, or value; ample; significant.
"He inherited a substantial amount of money from his uncle."
- 7 Most important; essential.
- 8 Satisfying; having sufficient substance to be nourishing or filling.
"I don't just want a snack; I need something substantial."
Adjective
- 1 of considerable importance, size, or worth wordnet
- 2 having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary wordnet
- 3 of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something wordnet
- 4 having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value wordnet
- 5 of good quality and condition; solidly built wordnet
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- 6 providing abundant nourishment wordnet
Noun
- 1 Anything having substance; an essential part.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English substancial, substantiall, from Old French substanciel, substantiel and its etymon Latin substantiālis.
Etymology 2
From Middle English substancial, substantiall, from Old French substanciel, substantiel and its etymon Latin substantiālis.
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