substantive
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French substantif.
[edit] Adjective
substantive (comparative more substantive, superlative most substantive)
- Of the essence or essential element of a thing; as, "substantive information".
- Having substance and prompting thought.
- (law) Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right; as, "substantive law".
- (chemistry) Of a dye that does not need the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
[edit] Synonyms
- (of the essential element): essential, in essence
- (having substance): meaty, substantial
[edit] Antonyms
- (legal): adjective, procedural
- verbal
- (of a dye that does not need the use of a mordant): adjective
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[edit] Translations
of the essence or essential element of a thing
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having substance and prompting thought
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(law)
of a dye that does not need the use of a mordant
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[edit] Noun
substantive (plural substantives)
- (grammar) A word that names or refers to a person, place, thing, or idea. Nouns and personal pronouns are always substantives by nature.
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[edit] French
[edit] Adjective
substantive f.
- feminine form of substantif
[edit] Interlingue
[edit] Noun
substantive
[edit] Latin
[edit] Adjective
substantīve
- vocative masculine singular of substantīvus
[edit] Romanian
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [sub.stanˈti.ve]
[edit] Noun
substantive n. pl.
- Plural form of substantiv.
