substantial

[ suhb-stan-shuhl ]

/ səbˈstæn ʃəl /

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adjective

of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money.

of a corporeal or material nature; tangible; real.

of solid character or quality; firm, stout, or strong: a substantial physique.

basic or essential; fundamental: two stories in substantial agreement.

wealthy or influential: one of the substantial men of the town.

of real worth, value, or effect: substantial reasons.

relating to the substance, matter, or material of a thing.

of or relating to the essence of a thing: the substantial parts of the ruling.

existing as or being a substance; having independent existence: a substantial being.

Philosophy. relating to or of the nature of substance or reality rather than an accident or attribute.

noun

something substantial.

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Origin of substantial

1300–50; Middle English substancial < Late Latin substantiālis, equivalent to Latin substanti(a) substance + -ālis -al¹

SYNONYMS FOR substantial

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

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ANTONYMS FOR substantial

2. immaterial, ethereal.

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sub·stan·ti·al·i·ty, sub·stan·tial·ness, nounsub·stan·tial·ly, adverbnon·sub·stan·tial, adjectivenon·sub·stan·tial·ly, adverb

non·sub·stan·tial·ness, nounnon·sub·stan·ti·al·i·ty, nounpre·sub·stan·tial, adjectivesu·per·sub·stan·tial, adjectivesu·per·sub·stan·tial·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for substantially

substantial

/ (səbˈstænʃəl) /

adjective

of a considerable size or valuesubstantial funds

worthwhile; importanta substantial reform

having wealth or importance

(of food or a meal) sufficient and nourishing

solid or strong in construction, quality, or charactera substantial door

real; actual; truethe evidence is substantial

of or relating to the basic or fundamental substance or aspects of a thing

philosophy of or relating to substance rather than to attributes, accidents, or modifications

Derived Formssubstantiality (səbˌstænʃɪˈælɪtɪ) or substantialness, nounsubstantially, adverb

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Word Origin and History for substantially

substantial

adj.

mid-14c., "ample, sizeable," from Old French substantiel (13c.), from Latin substantialis "having substance or reality, material," from substantia (see substance). Meaning "existing, having real existence" is from late 14c.

substantial

adjective

noun

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