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substantiality
sub·stan·tial
/
səbˈstæn
ʃəl
/
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s
uh
b-
stan
-sh
uh
l
]
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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.
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Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
substancial
<
Late Latin
substantiālis,
equivalent to
Latin
substanti
(
a
)
substance
+
-ālis
-al
1
Related forms
sub·stan·ti·al·i·ty,
sub·stan·tial·ness,
noun
sub·stan·tial·ly,
adverb
non·sub·stan·tial,
adjective
non·sub·stan·tial·ly,
adverb
non·sub·stan·tial·ness,
noun
non·sub·stan·ti·al·i·ty,
noun
pre·sub·stan·tial,
adjective
su·per·sub·stan·tial,
adjective
su·per·sub·stan·tial·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
3.
stable, sound.
6.
valid, important.
Antonyms
2.
immaterial, ethereal.
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substantial
(səbˈstænʃəl)
—
adj
1.
of a considerable size or value:
substantial funds
2.
worthwhile; important:
a substantial reform
3.
having wealth or importance
4.
(of food or a meal) sufficient and nourishing
5.
solid or strong in construction, quality, or character:
a substantial door
6.
real; actual; true:
the evidence is substantial
7.
of or relating to the basic or fundamental substance or aspects of a thing
8.
philosophy
of or relating to substance rather than to attributes, accidents, or modifications
substantiality
—
n
sub'stantialness
—
n
sub'stantially
—
adv
substantial
(səbˈstænʃəl)
—
adj
1.
of a considerable size or value:
substantial funds
2.
worthwhile; important:
a substantial reform
3.
having wealth or importance
4.
(of food or a meal) sufficient and nourishing
5.
solid or strong in construction, quality, or character:
a substantial door
6.
real; actual; true:
the evidence is substantial
7.
of or relating to the basic or fundamental substance or aspects of a thing
8.
philosophy
of or relating to substance rather than to attributes, accidents, or modifications
substantiality
—
n
sub'stantialness
—
n
sub'stantially
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
substantial
mid-14c., "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 late 14c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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