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substantial
- /səbˈstænʃəl/
Where it comes from
From Middle English substancial, substantiall, from Old French substanciel, substantiel and its etymon Latin substantiālis.
adjective more substantial · most substantial · substancial
- Having a substance; actually existing. substantial life
- 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
- Corporeal; material; firm.
- Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm. substantial cloth
- Addressing the substance of an injury Substantial damages (i.e. damages set at a level that exactly covers the plaintiff's losses; synonym: compensatory damgages)
- Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy. a substantial freeholder
- Large in size, quantity, or value; ample; significant. He inherited a substantial amount of money from his uncle.
- Most important; essential.
- Satisfying; having sufficient substance to be nourishing or filling. I don't just want a snack; I need something substantial.
Similar: actual, bodily, choical, corporeal, concrete, hylic, hylical, material, meaty, physical, real, substantive
noun substantials · substancial
- Anything having substance; an essential part.
