substantive
noun
1 substantive
Any word or group of words functioning as a noun.
Dutch: naamwoord, nomen
adjective
1 substantive
Of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something.
synonym: substantial.
Roget 3: substantive, substantial; hypostatic; personal, bodily, tangible etc. (material) 316; corporeal.
Roget 1: existing etc. v.; existent, under the sun; in existence etc. n.; extant; afloat, afoot, on foot, current, prevalent; ... show more
Polish: merytoryczny, treściowy
2 substantive
Defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established:
— Substantive law.
synonym: essential.
3 substantive
Being on topic and prompting thought.
synonym: meaty.
Moby thesaurus: ab ovo, abstract noun, adherent noun, adjectival, adverbial, appreciable, attributive, basal, basic, bedrock, central, collective noun, common noun, concrete, conjunctive, constituent, constitutive, copulative, correct, elemental ... show more.
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