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substantial

Syllabification: (sub·stan·tial)
Pronunciation: /səbˈstanCHəl/

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Definition of substantial

adjective

  • 1of considerable importance, size, or worth:a substantial amount of cash
  • strongly built or made:a row of substantial Victorian villas
  • (of a meal) large and filling.
  • important in material or social terms; wealthy:a substantial Devon family
  • 2concerning the essentials of something:there was substantial agreement on changing policies
  • 3real and tangible rather than imaginary:spirits are shadowy, human beings substantial

Derivatives

substantiality

Pronunciation: /-ˌstanCHēˈalitē/

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French substantiel or Christian Latin substantialis, from substantia 'being, essence' (see substance)

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