Substantive
['sʌbst(ə)ntɪv] or [səb'stæntɪv]
Definition
(noun.) any word or group of words functioning as a noun.
(adj.) defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established; 'substantive law' .
Typist: Willard--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be.
(a.) Depending on itself; independent.
(a.) Enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
(a.) Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or principles; as, the law substantive.
(n.) A noun or name; the part of speech which designates something that exists, or some object of thought, either material or immaterial; as, the words man, horse, city, goodness, excellence, are substantives.
(v. t.) To substantivize.
Editor: Rosalie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. (Gram.) Noun, name.
Typist: Ruth
Examples
- Perhaps his exalted appreciation of the merits of the old girl causes him usually to make the noun-substantive goodness of the feminine gender. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The name of the Creditor is Riah,' said Mr Fledgeby, with a rather uncompromising accent on his noun-substantive. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I stick at everything beyond a noun-substantive--and I stick at him, if he's at all a tight one. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Editor: Maggie