substantial

/səbˈstænʃəl/

substantial

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Definition

Having a substance; actually existing.

Etymology

From Middle English substancial, substantiall, from Old French substanciel, substantiel and its etymon Latin substantiālis.

Example Sentences

  • "substantial life"
  • "1850s, Cardinal John Henry Newman, The Rise and Progress of Universities to do some substantial good, is the compensation for much incidental imperfection"
  • "substantial cloth"
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