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Substantive

//ˈsʌbstəntɪv// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of the essence or essential element of a thing.

    "substantive information"

  2. 2
    Of the essence or essential element of a thing.; Constituting the substance of content rather than its style, and thus always nontrivial. broadly

    "Substantive editing is never trivial, whereas some aspects of copyediting are trivial."

  3. 3
    Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.

    "Once more then, strength and magnitude are qualities which impress the imagination in a powerful and substantive manner;"

  4. 4
    Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.

    "substantive law"

  5. 5
    Not needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
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  1. 6
    Depending on itself; independent.

    "Hee therefore taking into Conſideration, how ſufficient and ſuſstantiue this Land was, to maintaine it ſelfe without any aid (at all) of the foreigner; […]"

  2. 7
    Of or pertaining to a substantive.
  3. 8
    Actually and legally held, as distinct from an acting, temporary or honorary rank or appointment.
Adjective
  1. 1
    defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something wordnet
  3. 3
    being on topic and prompting thought wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of noun substantive or substantive noun, a noun or a group of words (a noun phrase) that act as a noun (in a sentence). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "The Dutch verb beelden and substantive beelding signify form-giving, creation, and by extension image—as do gestalten and Gestaltung in German, where Neo-Plastic[ism] is translated as Die neue Gestaltung."

  2. 2
    any word or group of words functioning as a noun wordnet
  3. 3
    Part of a text that carries the meaning, such as words and their ordering.
Verb
  1. 1
    To make a word belonging to another part of speech into a substantive (that is, a noun) or use it as a noun. rare

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English substantif, from Old French substantif.

Etymology 2

From Middle English substantif, from Old French substantif.

Etymology 3

From Middle English substantif, from Old French substantif.

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