substância
See also: substancia and substància
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin substantia (“substance, essence”), from substāns, present active participle of substō (“stand under; exist”), from sub + stō (“stand”). Doublet of sustância, sustança (“sustenance”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: subs‧tân‧ci‧a
Noun
substância f (plural substâncias)
- substance; physical matter
- Synonym: matéria
- substance (the essential part of anything)
- (of an idea or concept) the power to influence others or to be groundbreaking
- Synonym: força