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substance
[ suhb-stuhns ]
noun
- that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material:
form and substance.
- a species of matter of definite chemical composition:
a chalky substance.
- the subject matter of thought, discourse, study, etc.
Synonyms: ,
- the actual matter of a thing, as opposed to the appearance or shadow; reality.
Synonyms:
- substantial or solid character or quality:
claims lacking in substance.
soup without much substance.
- the meaning or gist, as of speech or writing.
Synonyms: , ,
- something that has separate or independent existence.
- Philosophy.
- something that exists by itself and in which accidents or attributes inhere; that which receives modifications and is not itself a mode; something that is causally active; something that is more than an event.
- the essential part of a thing; essence.
- a thing considered as a continuing whole.
- possessions, means, or wealth:
to squander one's substance.
- Linguistics. the articulatory or acoustic reality or the perceptual manifestation of a word or other construction ( form ).
- a standard of weights for paper.
substance
/ ˈʌəԲ /
noun
- the tangible matter of which a thing consists
- a specific type of matter, esp a homogeneous material with a definite composition
- the essence, meaning, etc, of a written or spoken thought
- solid or meaningful quality
- material density
a vacuum has no substance
- material possessions or wealth
a man of substance
- philosophy
- the supposed immaterial substratum that can receive modifications and in which attributes and accidents inhere
- a thing considered as a continuing whole that survives the changeability of its properties
- Christian Science that which is eternal
- a euphemistic term for any illegal drug
- in substancewith regard to the salient points
Derived Forms
- ˈܲٲԳ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ܲsٲԳ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of substance1
Word History and Origins
Origin of substance1
Idioms and Phrases
- in substance,
- concerning the essentials; substantially.
More idioms and phrases containing substance
see in substance ; sum and substance .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
After the Lakers’ 116-113 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, however, Johnson had something of substance to say about a decision made by his beloved team, which is now on the brink of playoff elimination.
In rare cases, psychedelic experiences can be traumatic, though the drugs tend to carry less risk than other substances.
A group called Youth Demand said two of its supporters jumped over the barriers and threw the substance on the bridge at about 10:35 BST.
Earlier cancer screenings, better chronic disease control, lower maternal mortality, more substance use disorder treatment: We know that Medicaid saves lives.
Their drinks are thought to have contained methanol - a deadly substance often found in bootleg alcohol.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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