substantial
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French substantiel.
[edit] Adjective
substantial (comparative more substantial, superlative most substantial)
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- Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life.
- Not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; real; solid; true; veritable.
- "to do some substantial good, is the compensation for much incidental imperfection" - Cardinal Newman, The Rise and Progress of Universities
- Corporeal; material; firm.
- Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm; as, substantial cloth; a substantial fence or wall.
- Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy; responsible; as, a substantial freeholder.
- Large in size, quantity, or value; as, a substantial amount of money; vast
- Most important; essential.
- Ample or full.
- A substantial amount of people in this buliding
- Significantly great.
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belonging to substance
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not seeming or imaginary
corporeal
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having good substance
possessed of goods or an estate
large in size, quantity, or value
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essential
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