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.

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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2 immaterial, ethereal.

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OTHER WORDS FROM substantial

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

Words nearby substantial

substantia alba, substantia gelatinosa, substantia grisea, substantia medullaris, substantia nigra, substantial, substantialism, substantialize, substantiate, substantival, substantive

Example sentences from the Web for substantiality

All these difficulties, however, tell against the substantiality of ghosts; and in favor of this second theory of haunted houses.

True Ghost Stories |Hereward Carrington
The fort is a superb structure, recalling the days of barbarous warfare in the substantiality of its walls.

Forty Thousand Miles Over Land and Water |Lady (Ethel Gwendoline [Moffatt]) Vincent
(The substantiality of the unsubstantial body, is as false as the corporeality of an incorporeal spirit).

The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2) |Valmiki
In the same way the intelligible substances, Intelligence and Soul, have their substantiality in common, and they differ in form.

A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy |Isaac Husik

Alice felt herself light, clear and vacuous, absorbed in the substantiality of this picture.

The Narrow House |Evelyn Scott

British Dictionary definitions for substantiality

substantial

/ (səbˈstænʃəl) /

adjective

of a considerable size or value substantial funds

worthwhile; important a substantial reform

having wealth or importance

(of food or a meal) sufficient and nourishing

solid or strong in construction, quality, or character a substantial door

real; actual; true the 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 forms of substantial

substantiality (səbˌstænʃɪˈælɪtɪ) or substantialness, noun substantially, adverb

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