substantial meaning
EN
[səbˈstænʃəl] - NounPLsubstantialsPREsub-SUF-ial
- AdjectiveCOMmore substantialSUPmost substantial
- Having to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life.
- Not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; real; solid; true; veritable.
- Corporeal; material; firm.
- Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm; as, substantial cloth; a substantial fence or wall.
- possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy; responsible; as, a substantial freeholder.
- Large in size, quantity, or value; as, a substantial amount of money; vast.
- Most important; essential.
- Ample or full.
- A substantial amount of people in this buliding
- Significantly great.
- Having to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- A loyal friend is hard to come by. Somehow he came by a substantial fortune.
- This minor protocolary modification in a well established flow has, nonetheless, a substantial effect on the fluid dynamics as we describe below.
- An eggcrate shelter, which is open to the sky but substantial enough to give the feeling of protection, may be your answer.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of substantial in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "substantial" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.