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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•stan•tial /səbˈstænʃəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of large, ample, or considerable amount, quantity, etc.:a substantial amount of money.
- of a material nature;
that can be felt or touched. - of solid character or quality;
strong:a substantial fabric. - being in a stated way with respect to essentials:The stories from the two witnesses were in substantial agreement.
- of real worth, value, or effect;
important; significant:substantial reasons.
See -stan-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•stan•tial (səb stan′shəl),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
- pertaining to the substance, matter, or material of a thing.
- of or pertaining to the essence of a thing;
essential, material, or important. - being a substance;
having independent existence. - Philosophypertaining to or of the nature of substance rather than an accident or attribute.
n. - something substantial.
- Late Latin substantiālis, equivalent. to Latin substanti(a) substance + -ālis -al1
- Middle English substancial 1300–50
sub•stan′ti•al′i•ty, sub•stan′tial•ness, n. sub•stan′tial•ly, adv. - 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stable, sound.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged valid, important.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged immaterial, ethereal.
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