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sub⋅stan⋅tial

  [suhb-stan-shuhl]
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–adjective
1. of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money.
2. of a corporeal or material nature; tangible; real.
3. of solid character or quality; firm, stout, or strong: a substantial physique.
4. basic or essential; fundamental: two stories in substantial agreement.
5. wealthy or influential: one of the substantial men of the town.
6. of real worth, value, or effect: substantial reasons.
7. pertaining to the substance, matter, or material of a thing.
8. of or pertaining to the essence of a thing; essential, material, or important.
9. being a substance; having independent existence.
10. Philosophy. pertaining to or of the nature of substance rather than an accident or attribute.
–noun
11. something substantial.
Origin:
1300–50; ME substancial < LL substantiālis, equiv. to L substanti(a) substance + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
sub⋅stan⋅ti⋅al⋅i⋅ty, sub⋅stan⋅tial⋅ness, noun
sub⋅stan⋅tial⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
3. stable, sound. 6. valid, important.

Antonyms:
2. immaterial, ethereal.
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sub·stan·tial   (səb-stān'shəl)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or having substance; material.
  2. True or real; not imaginary.
  3. Solidly built; strong.
  4. Ample; sustaining: a substantial breakfast.
  5. Considerable in importance, value, degree, amount, or extent: won by a substantial margin.
  6. Possessing wealth or property; well-to-do.
n.  
  1. An essential. Often used in the plural.
  2. A solid thing. Often used in the plural.

[Middle English substancial, from Old French substantiel, from Latin substantiālis, from substantia, substance; see substance.]
sub·stan'ti·al'i·ty (-shē-āl'ĭ-tē), sub·stan'tial·ness (-shəl-nĭs) n., sub·stan'tial·ly adv.
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Substantial

Sub*stan"tial\, a. [F. substantiel, L. substantialis.]

1. Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life. --Milton.

If this atheist would have his chance to be real and substantial agent, he is more stupid than the vulgar. --Bentley.

2. Not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; real; solid; true; veritable.

If happinessbe a substantial good. --Denham.

The substantial ornaments of virtue. --L'Estrange.

3. Corporeal; material; firm. "Most ponderous and substantial things." --Shak.

The rainbow [appears to be] a large substantial arch. --I. Watts.

4. Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm; as, substantial cloth; a substantial fence or wall.

5. Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy; responsible; as, a substantial freeholder. "Substantial yeomen and burghers." --Sir W. Scott.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : substantial
Spanish: de calidad inferior (a la normal),
German: fest,
Japanese: 堅固な
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substantial 
1340, "ample, sizeable," from O.Fr. substantiel (13c.), from L. substantialis "having substance or reality, material," from substantia (see substance). Meaning "existing, having real existence" is from 1387.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: sub·stan·tial
Pronunciation: s&b-'stan-ch&l
Function: adjective
1 a : of or relating to substance b : not illusory : having merit substantial constitutional claim> c : having importance or significance : MATERIAL substantial step had not been taken toward commission of the crime —W. Railroad LaFave and A. W. Scott, Junior>
2 : considerable in quantity : significantly great substantial abuse of the provisions of this chapter —U.S. Code> —compare DE MINIMIS —sub·stan·ti·al·i·ty /-"stan-chE-'a-l&-tE/ noun —sub·stan·tial·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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