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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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