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1. (adj.) substantial
of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.
2. substantial
of a corporeal or material nature; real or actual.
3. substantial
of solid character or quality; firm, stout, or strong:
a substantial fabric.
4. substantial
being such with respect to essentials:
two stories in substantial agreement.
5. substantial
wealthy or influential.
6. substantial
of real worth, value, or effect:
substantial reasons.
7. substantial
pertaining to the substance, matter, or material of a thing.
8. substantial
pertaining to the essence of a thing.
9. substantial
Philos. pertaining to or of the nature of substance rather than an accident or attribute.
10. (n.) substantial
something substantial.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME substancial < LL substantiālis= L substanti(a)substance+-ālis -al1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) significant, substantial
fairly large
"won by a substantial margin"
2. (adj) substantial, substantive
having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable
"substantial equivalents"
3. (adj) substantial, real, material
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
4. (adj) hearty, satisfying, solid, square, substantial
providing abundant nourishment
"a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day"
5. (adj) solid, strong, substantial
of good quality and condition; solidly built
"a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"
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1. (adjective) substantial
large in amount or value
a substantial loan; a substantial meal
2. substantial
useful and meaningful
There were no substantial discussions of the matter.
3. substantial
strong and well-built; = sturdy
a substantial building; an agreement that will substantially reduce prices
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) substantial
belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life
2. (adj) substantial
not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; real; solid; true; veritable
3. (adj) substantial
corporeal; material; firm
4. (adj) substantial
having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm; as, substantial cloth; a substantial fence or wall
5. (adj) substantial
possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy; responsible; as, a substantial freeholder
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Sense: solid or strong
a nice substantial table.
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 Afrikaans: stewig, sterk |
 Arabic: قَوي، مَتين، ضَخْم، جَوْه |
 Bulgarian: масивен |
 Brazilian: forte |
 Czech: solidní |
 German: fest |
 Danish: solid |
 Greek: γερός, στέρεος |
 Spanish: de calidad inferior (a la |
 Estonian: tugev |
 Farsi: محكم |
 Finnish: luja |
 French: solide |
 Hebrew: חָזָק, מוצָק |
 Hindi: मजबूत |
 Croatian: čvrst, pouzdan |
 Hungarian: szilárd |
 Indonesian: kokoh |
 Icelandic: traustur |
 Italian: solido |
 Japanese: 堅固な |
 Korean: 튼튼한 |
 Lithuanian: tvirtas |
 Latvian: pamatīgs; stiprs |
 Malay: kukuh |
 Dutch: solide |
 Norwegian: solid, sterk |
 Polish: solidny |
 Persian: محكم |
 Pashto: کلک |
 Portuguese: forte |
 Romanian: solid |
 Russian: прочный |
 Slovak: solídny, pevný |
 Slovenian: trden |
 Serbian: stabilan |
 Swedish: stabil, stadig, stark |
 Thai: แข็งแรง |
 Turkish: sağlam, dayanıklı |
 Taiwanese: 結實的 |
 Ukrainian: тривкий, міцний |
 Urdu: مضبوط یا ٹھوس |
 Vietnamese: chắc chắn, chắc nịch |
 Chinese: 结实的 |
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