substantial
nounEtymology From Middle English substancial, substantiall, from Old French substanciel, substantiel and its etymon Latin substantiālis.
1
Anything having substance; an essential part.
substantial
adj/səbˈstænʃəl/
Etymology From Middle English substancial, substantiall, from Old French substanciel, substantiel and its etymon Latin substantiālis.
9 senses
- 1Having a substance; actually existing.
- 2Not imaginary; real; actual; true; veritable.
- 3Corporeal; material; firm.
- 4Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm.
- 5Addressing the substance of an injury
- 6Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy.
- 7Large in size, quantity, or value; ample; significant.
- 8Most important; essential.
- 9Satisfying; having sufficient substance to be nourishing…
1
Having a substance; actually existing.
- substantial life
2
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; material; firm.
4
Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm.
- substantial cloth
- a substantial fence or wall
5
Law 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)
6
Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy.
- a substantial freeholder
7
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.
1 more example
- The blind man laughed and a substantial coin found its billet in the caretaker's never-reluctant palm.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:
8
Most important; essential.
9
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.
1 more example
- 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 ice1992, “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite”, in Automatic for the People, performed by R.E.M.:
- Synonyms
- actual, bodily, choical, corporeal, concrete, hylic, hylical, material, meaty, physical, real, substantive, tangible
- Antonyms
- insubstantial, superficial
- Derived terms
- consubstantial, insubstantial, nonsubstantial, presubstantial, substantialise, substantialism, substantialist, substantiality, substantialize, substantially, substantialness, supersubstantial, unsubstantial
- Related terms
- substance