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substantial

adj
/səbˈstænʃəl/

Etymology

From Middle English substancial, substantiall, from Old French substanciel, substantiel and its etymon Latin substantiālis.

  1. derived from substantiālis
  2. derived from substanciel
  3. inherited from substancial

Definitions

  1. Having a substance

    Having a substance; actually existing.

    • substantial life

  2. Not imaginary

    Not imaginary; real; actual; true; veritable.

    • 1850s, Cardinal John Henry Newman, The Rise and Progress of Universities to do some substantial good, is the compensation for much incidental imperfection

  3. Corporeal

    Corporeal; material; firm.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. Having good substance

      Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm.

      • substantial cloth
      • a substantial fence or wall

    2. Possessed of goods or an estate

      Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy.

      • a substantial freeholder

    3. Large in size, quantity, or value

      Large in size, quantity, or value; ample; significant.

      • He inherited a substantial amount of money from his uncle.
      • A substantial number of people went to the event.
      • The blind man laughed and a substantial coin found its billet in the caretaker's never-reluctant palm.

    4. Most important

      Most important; essential.

    5. Satisfying

      Satisfying; having sufficient substance to be nourishing or filling.

      • I don't just want a snack; I need something substantial.
      • Teddy had a few crackers in his backpack, but he needed something more substantial if he was to survive a three-day trek.
      • Baby, instant soup doesn't really grab me / Today I need something more sub-sub-sub-substantial / A can of beans or black-eyed peas, some Nescafe and ice

    6. Anything having substance

      Anything having substance; an essential part.

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Derived

consubstantial, insubstantial, nonsubstantial, presubstantial, substantialise, substantialism, substantialist, substantiality, substantialize, substantially, substantialness, supersubstantial, unsubstantial

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at substantial. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01substantial02real03nominal04existing05exist06existence07substance08substantiality09substantialness

A definitional loop anchored at substantial. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at substantial

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA