Substantial

[səb'stænʃ(ə)l] or [səb'stænʃl]

Definition

(adj.) having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; 'the substantial world'; 'a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical'; 'most ponderous and substantial things'- Shakespeare .

(adj.) having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable; 'substantial equivalents' .

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Definition

(a.) Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life.

(a.) Not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; real; solid; true; veritable.

(a.) Corporeal; material; firm.

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

(a.) Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy; responsible; as, a substantial freeholder.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Real, actual, existent, subsistent, actually existing, having substance.[2]. True, positive, not imaginary.[3]. Strong, stout, solid, firm, stable, sound, massive.[4]. Responsible (pecuniarily), moderately wealthy.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Existing, real, solid, true, corporeal, material, strong, stout, massive,bulky, tangible

ANT:Imaginary, unreal, insubstantial, fictitious, supposititious, incorporeal,chimerical, visionary, immaterial, weak, frail, airy, disembodied, spiritual,ghostly

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Definition

adj. belonging to or having substance: actually existing: real: solid: having substance or strength: lasting likely to be permanent: strong stout bulky: corporeal material: having property or estate: considerable pretty wealthy: conforming to what is essential: involving the essential rights or merits of.—v.t. Substan′tialīse to give reality to.—ns. Substan′tialism the theory that there is a real existence or substratum underlying the phenomena of consciousness; Substantial′ity.—adv. Substan′tially.—n. Substan′tialness.—n.pl. Substan′tials essential parts.—v.t. Substan′tiāte to make substantial: to prove or confirm.—n. Substantiā′tion.—adjs. Substantī′val; Sub′stantive expressing existence: real: of real independent importance.—n. (gram.) the part of speech denoting something that exists: a noun.—adv. Sub′stantively.—n. Sub′stantiveness.—v.t. Sub′stantivise.

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