substantive
Plural: substantives
Noun
- any word or group of words functioning as a noun
- Ellipsis of noun substantive or substantive noun, a noun or a group of words (a noun phrase) that act as a noun (in a sentence).
- Part of a text that carries the meaning, such as words and their ordering.
Adjective Satellite
- having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable
- being on topic and prompting thought
Adjective
- defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
- "substantive law"
Adj
- Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
- Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
- Constituting the substance of content rather than its style, and thus always nontrivial.
- Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
- Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.
- Not needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
- Depending on itself; independent.
- Of or pertaining to a substantive.
- Actually and legally held, as distinct from an acting, temporary or honorary rank or appointment
Verb
- To make a word belonging to another part of speech into a substantive (that is, a noun) or use it as a noun.
Examples
- substantive changes made by the lawyers
- Substantive editing is never trivial, whereas some aspects of copyediting are trivial.
- substantive information
- substantive law
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English substantif, from Old French substantif.
Synonyms
essential, meaty, substantial, in essence, nominalize, noun, noun substantive, substantival, substantivize
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 16
substantive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsubstantive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
substantive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary