substantial

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /səbˈstænʃəl/

Adjective

substantial

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. Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy.

   a substantial freeholder

6. 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.

7. Most important; essential.
8. 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.

Translations

• French: substantiel
• Italian: sostanziale
• Portuguese: substancial
• Russian: веще́ственный
• Spanish: sustancial, substancial

Translations

• Russian: настоя́щий

Translations

• Russian: веще́ственный
• Spanish: is

Translations

• Portuguese: substancial, substancioso
• Russian: про́чный
• Spanish: enjundioso

Translations

• Russian: соли́дный

Translations

• French: substantiel
• German: wesentlich
• Portuguese: substancial
• Russian: значи́тельный

Translations

• French: substantiel
• German: wesentlich, essenziell, substanziell
• Italian: sostanziale
• Portuguese: substancial
• Russian: суще́ственный

Translations

• French: substantiel

Noun

substantial (plural substantials)

1. Anything having substance; an essential part.

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