About The Word Substantive
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Substantive
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What's The Definition Of Substantive?
[n] a noun or a pronoun that is used in place of a noun
[adj] (law) applying to essential legal principles and rules of right; "substantive law" [adj] being the essence or essential element of a thing; "substantial equivalents"; "substantive information" [adj] having substance and prompting thought; "a meaty discussion" Synonyms | Synonyms for Substantive: essential | in essence | meaningful | meaty | substantial Related Terms | Find terms related to Substantive: Substantive In Webster's Dictionary \Sub"stan*tive\, a. [L. substantivus: cf. F.
substantif.]
1. Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive
verb, that is, the verb to be.
2. Depending on itself; independent.
He considered how sufficient and substantive this
land was to maintain itself without any aid of the
foreigner. --Bacon.
3. Enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
Strength and magnitude are qualities which impress
the imagination in a powerful and substantive
manner. --Hazlitt.
4. Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or
principles; as, the law substantive.
{Noun substantive} (Gram.), a noun which designates an
object, material or immaterial; a substantive.
{Substantive color}, one which communicates its color without
the aid of a mordant or base; -- opposed to adjective
color.
\Sub"stan*tive\, n. [Cf. F. substantif.] (Gram.) A noun or name; the part of speech which designates something that exists, or some object of thought, either material or immaterial; as, the words man, horse, city, goodness, excellence, are substantives. \Sub"stan*tive\, v. t. To substantivize. [R.] --Cudworth. |
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