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   Sub·stan·tial

   /ˌsəbˈstan(t)SHəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of considerable importance, size, or worth: "a substantial amount of cash" Similar considerablerealmaterialweightysolidsizeablemeaningfulsignificantimportantnotablemajormarkedvaluableusefulworthwhilesizeableconsiderablesignificantlargeampleappreciablegoodlydecentinformal:tidyOpposite insubstantialworthless
   • ▪ strongly built or made: "a row of substantial Victorian villas" Similar sturdysolidstoutstrongwell builtwell constructeddurablelong-lastinghardwearingimperishableimperviousOpposite insubstantialjerry-built
   • ▪ (of a meal) large and filling: "breakfast is a substantial buffet"
   • ▪ important in material or social terms; wealthy: "a substantial Devon family" Similar successfulbuoyantboomingdoing wellprofit-makingprofitableprosperouswealthyaffluentmoneyedwell-to-dorichlargeinformal:in the moneyrolling in itloadedstinking richquids inOpposite paltry
   • 2. concerning the essentials of something: "there was substantial agreement on changing policies" Similar fundamentalessentialbasic
   • 3. real and tangible rather than imaginary: "spirits are shadowy, human beings substantial" Similar realtrueactualexistingphysicalsolidmaterialconcretecorporealtangiblenonspiritualrare:unimaginaryOpposite incorporealabstract

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French substantiel or Christian Latin substantialis, from substantia ‘being, essence’ (see substance).

   Derivatives

   • 1. substantiality noun

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   • 1. Considerable in importance, value, degree, amount, or extent: made a substantial improvement; won by a substantial margin. 2. Solidly built; strong: substantial houses. 3. Ample; sustaining: a substantial breakfast. 4. Possessing wealth or property; well-to-do. 5. a. Of, relating to, or having substance; material. b. True or real; not imaginary.

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   • SUBSTANTIAL meaning: 1. large in size, value, or importance: 2. relating to the main or most important things being…. Learn more.

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   What is the difference between a substantial man and a man of substance?

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   substantial: 1 adj 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” Synonyms: material , real material derived from or composed of matter Antonyms: insubstantial , unreal , unsubstantial lacking ...

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