substantial
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- //səbˈstænʃəl//
Having a substance; actually existing.
adjetivo
- 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
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.
The blind man laughed and a substantial coin found its billet in the caretaker's never-reluctant palm.
- 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.
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 ice
Etimología
From Middle English substancial, substantiall, from Old French substanciel, substantiel and its etymon Latin substantiālis.
sustantivo
- 1
Anything having substance; an essential part.
Formas
- plural
- substantials
- comparativo
- more substantial
- superlativo
- most substantial
substantial · Having a substance; actually existing.
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