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”). Cognate of sustância, sustança (“sustenance”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsubs.ˈtɐ̃.si.a/, /ˌsubs.ˈtɐ̃.sja/, /ˌsu.bis.ˈtɐ̃.si.a/, /ˌsu.bis.ˈtɐ̃.sja/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /subʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/

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• Hyphenation: subs‧tân‧ci‧a

Noun

substância f (plural substâncias)

1. substance; physical matter
2. substance (the essential part of anything)
3. (of an idea or concept) the power to influence others or to be groundbreaking

Synonyms

• (physical matter): matéria
• (essential part): conteúdo, essência
• (power to influence or to be groundbreaking): força

Derived terms

• em substância
• substância ativa
• substância branca

• substância cinzenta
• substância fundamental
• substância intersticial

Related terms

• substanciadamente
• substanciado
• substancial
• substancialismo

• substancializar
• substanciar
• substanciário
• substancioso

• substantificação
• substantificar
• substantífico
• substantivo