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sub·stan·tial
(səb-stăn′shəl)adj.
1. Considerable in importance, value, degree, amount, or extent: made a substantial improvement; won by a substantial margin.
2. Solidly built; strong: substantial houses.
3. Ample; sustaining: a substantial breakfast.
4. Possessing wealth or property; well-to-do.
5.
a. Of, relating to, or having substance; material.
b. True or real; not imaginary.
6. Achieving the goal of justice itself, not merely the procedure or form that is a means to justice: principles of substantial justice.
[Middle English substancial, from Old French substantiel, from Latin substantiālis, from substantia, substance; see substance.]
sub·stan′ti·al′i·ty (-shē-ăl′ĭ-tē), sub·stan′tial·ness (-shəl-nĭs) n.
sub·stan′tial·ly adv.
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substantial
(səbˈstænʃəl)adj
1. of a considerable size or value: substantial funds.
2. worthwhile; important: a substantial reform.
3. having wealth or importance
4. (Cookery) (of food or a meal) sufficient and nourishing
5. solid or strong in construction, quality, or character: a substantial door.
6. real; actual; true: the evidence is substantial.
7. of or relating to the basic or fundamental substance or aspects of a thing
8. (Philosophy) philosophy of or relating to substance rather than to attributes, accidents, or modifications
substantiality, subˈstantialness n
subˈstantially adv
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sub•stan•tial
(səbˈstæn ʃəl)adj.
1. of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.
2. of a corporeal or material nature; real or actual.
3. of solid character or quality; firm, stout, or strong: a substantial fabric.
4. being such with respect to essentials: two stories in substantial agreement.
5. wealthy or influential.
6. of real worth, value, or effect: substantial reasons.
7. pertaining to the substance, matter, or material of a thing.
8. pertaining to the essence of a thing.
9. Philos. pertaining to or of the nature of substance rather than an accident or attribute.
n. 10. something substantial.
[1300–50; Middle English substancial < Late Latin substantiālis= Latin substanti(a) substance + -ālis -al1]
sub•stan`ti•al′i•ty, sub•stan′tial•ness, n.
sub•stan′tial•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | substantial - fairly large; "won by a substantial margin" considerable - large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem" |
2. | substantial - having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable; "substantial equivalents" essential - basic and fundamental; "the essential feature" | |
3. | substantial - having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare material - derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe" insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal - lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon" | |
4. | substantial - providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day" wholesome - conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food" | |
5. | substantial - of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" sound - in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation" |
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substantial
adjective
1. big, significant, considerable, goodly, large, important, generous, worthwhile, tidy (informal), ample, sizable or sizeable That is a very substantial improvement in the current situation.
big small, insignificant, inadequate, poor, pathetic, meagre, skimpy, insubstantial, inconsiderable, niggardly
big small, insignificant, inadequate, poor, pathetic, meagre, skimpy, insubstantial, inconsiderable, niggardly
2. solid, sound, sturdy, strong, firm, massive, hefty, durable, bulky, well-built those fortunate enough to have a fairly substantial property to sell
solid weak, rickety, infirm, frail, feeble, light-weight, insubstantial, jerry-built
solid weak, rickety, infirm, frail, feeble, light-weight, insubstantial, jerry-built
3. (Formal) real, true, positive, material, actual, valid, weighty talk of imminent and substantial progress
real imagined, imaginary, unreal, fictitious, nonexistent, insubstantial
real imagined, imaginary, unreal, fictitious, nonexistent, insubstantial
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substantial
adjective1. Composed of or relating to things that occupy space and can be perceived by the senses:
2. Having verifiable existence:
4. Characterized by abundance:
5. Having great significance:
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Translations
غَني بالمواد الغِذائِيَّهقَوي، مَتين، ضَخْم، جَوْهَري
pořádnýsolidníznačný
solidstor
huomattavaoleellinenolennainenrunsastodellinen
tekintélyesvagyonosvalóvalódibőséges
ríflegurtraustur
堅固大量実質的実際物質的
ievērojamslielspamatīgsstiprs
precejšen
substantial
[səbˈstænʃəl] ADJ1. (= significant) [amount, progress, improvement, damage] → considerable, importante; [difference] → importante, sustancial
there has been substantial agreement on this question → ha habido un alto or considerable grado de acuerdo sobre esta cuestión
to win by a substantial majority → ganar por una mayoría considerable
a substantial majority of families → una mayoría considerable de familias
there has been substantial agreement on this question → ha habido un alto or considerable grado de acuerdo sobre esta cuestión
to win by a substantial majority → ganar por una mayoría considerable
a substantial majority of families → una mayoría considerable de familias
2. (= weighty) [evidence] → sustancial, de peso; [document, book] → sustancioso
3. (= solid) [building] → sólido
4. (= filling) [meal, dish] → sustancioso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
substantial
[səbˈstænʃəl] adj (= considerable) [amount, number, change, improvement] → substantiel(le)
She will come into a substantial amount of money → Elle héritera d'une somme substantielle.
She will come into a substantial amount of money → Elle héritera d'une somme substantielle.
(= large and solid) [building, house] → robuste
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
substantial
adj
person, cloth → kräftig; furniture, building, firm → solide; rope → stark; book → umfangreich; meal, dish → reichhaltig
(= considerable) income, loss, gain, amount → beträchtlich, erheblich; part, majority, contribution, improvement → wesentlich, bedeutend; (= rich) landowner, businessman → vermögend, kapitalkräftig
(= weighty, important) → bedeutend; proof, argument → überzeugend, stichhaltig; difference → wesentlich, bedeutend; to be in substantial agreement → im Wesentlichen übereinstimmen
(= real, material) → körperlich, wesenhaft
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
substantial
[səbˈstænʃ/əl] adja. (considerable, amount, progress) → notevole, considerevole; (majority, proportion) → largo/a, grande; (difference) → sostanziale; (solid, building, table) → solido/a; (meal) → sostanzioso/a; (wealthy, landowner, businessman) → ricco/a
b. (frm) (real) → reale
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
substantial
(səbˈstӕnʃəl) adjective1. solid or strong. a nice substantial table.
2. large. a substantial sum of money; That meal was quite substantial.
subsˈtantially adverbsubstantiate (səbˈstӕnʃieit) verb
to give the facts that are able to prove or support (a claim, theory etc). He cannot substantiate his claim/accusation.
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