Definitions for Substantive
ˈsʌb stən tɪvsub·stan·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. substantiveadjective

   any word or group of words functioning as a noun

2. substantial, substantiveadjective

   having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable

   "substantial equivalents"

3. substantive, essentialadjective

   defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established

   "substantive law"

4. meaty, substantiveadjective

   being on topic and prompting thought

   "a meaty discussion"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. substantivenoun

   A word that names or refers to a person, place, thing, or idea. Nouns and personal pronouns are always substantives by nature.

2. substantiveadjective

   Of the essence or essential element of a thing; as, "substantive information".

3. substantiveadjective

   Having substance and prompting thought.

4. substantiveadjective

   Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right; as, "substantive law".

5. substantiveadjective

   Of a dye that does not need the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.

6. Etymology: From substantif.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Substantiveadjective

   Etymology: substantivus, Latin.

   1. Solid; depending only on itself. Not in use.

   He considered how sufficient and substantive this land was to maintain itself, without any aid of the foreigner. Francis Bacon.

   2. Betokening existence.

   One is obliged to join many particulars in one proposition, because the repetition of the substantive verb would be tedious. Arb.

2. Substantivenoun

   A noun betokening the thing, not a quality.

   Etymology: substantif, French; substantivum, Latin.

   Claudian perpetually closes his sense at the end of a verse, commonly called golden, or two substantives and two adjectives with a verb betwixt them. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. substantive

   A noun (from Latin nōmen 'name') is a word that generally functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas.Lexical categories (parts of speech) are defined in terms of the ways in which their members combine with other kinds of expressions. The syntactic rules for nouns differ between languages. In English, nouns are those words which can occur with articles and attributive adjectives and can function as the head of a noun phrase. "As far as we know, every language makes a grammatical distinction that looks like a noun verb distinction."

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Substantiveadjective

   betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be

2. Substantiveadjective

   depending on itself; independent

3. Substantiveadjective

   enduring; solid; firm; substantial

4. Substantiveadjective

   pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or principles; as, the law substantive

5. Substantivenoun

   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

6. Substantiveverb

   to substantivize

7. Etymology: [L. substantivus: cf. F. substantif.]

Matched Categories

1. • Law

How to pronounce Substantive?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Substantive in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Substantive in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Substantive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Substantive in a Sentence

1. Bernard Orr:

   The court recognized that both substantive infirmities with the rule itself and procedural inadequacies in (Bureau of Land Management's) rulemaking process compromise the validity of BLM's hydraulic fracturing rule.

2. Mark Baldassare:

   Regardless of how [the recall election] turns out, it will take a lot of discussion and bipartisan support for changes, my understanding is that any substantive changes requires voter approval. We have a two-thirds Democratic supermajority in the legislature. But changes should be bipartisan to have legitimacy with all of the voters.

3. Alexander Karabanov:

   The prosecutor asked for more time so that he can prepare and give a substantive response.

4. Richard Blumenthal:

   We had (a) serious, substantive conversation even when we may have differed.

5. David Frost:

   Substantive work continues to be necessary across a range of different areas of potential UK-EU future cooperation if we are to deliver it, we have had useful discussions this week but there has been little progress.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Substantive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Substantive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Substantive
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substantive
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Substantive