Substantive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any word or group of words functioning as a noun

having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səbstˈæntɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/səbstˈantɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səbstˈantɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /səbstˈæntɪv/.

Examples

substantial equivalents
substantive law
a meaty discussion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

substantial essential meaty

Antonyms

adjective

Parts of Speech

noun	any word or group of words functioning as a noun
adjective	having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable “substantial equivalents”
adjective	defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established “substantive law”
adjective	being on topic and prompting thought “a meaty discussion”

Word Forms

substantival	adjective	of or relating to or having the nature or function of a substantive (i.e. a noun or noun equivalent)
essentialness	noun	basic importance
meat	noun	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

inhaltlich

jedes Wort oder jede Wortgruppe, die als Substantiv fungiert

🇫🇷French

substantiel

tout mot ou groupe de mots fonctionnant comme un nom

🇪🇸Spanish

sustantivo

cualquier palabra o grupo de palabras que funcionan como sustantivo

🇮🇹Italian

sostanziale

qualsiasi parola o gruppo di parole che funziona come sostantivo

🇳🇱Dutch

inhoudelijk

elk woord of een groep woorden die als zelfstandig naamwoord functioneert

🇵🇹Portuguese

substantivo

qualquer palavra ou grupo de palavras que funcione como substantivo

🇷🇺Russian

существенный

любое слово или группа слов, выполняющая роль существительного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूल

संज्ञा के रूप में कार्य करने वाला कोई शब्द या शब्दों का समूह

🇧🇩Bengali

উপাদান

একটি বিশেষ্য হিসাবে কাজ করা কোনো শব্দ বা শব্দের গোষ্ঠী

🇮🇳Tamil

கணிசமான

பெயர்ச்சொல்லாக செயல்படும் எந்த வார்த்தை அல்லது வார்த்தைகளின் குழு

🇮🇳Telugu

వాస్తవికమైన

నామవాచకంగా పనిచేసే ఏదైనా పదం లేదా పదాల సమూహం

🇮🇳Marathi

वस्तुनिष्ठ

संज्ञा म्हणून कार्य करणारा कोणताही शब्द किंवा शब्दांचा समूह

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂળ

કોઈ પણ શબ્દ અથવા શબ્દોનું જૂથ સંજ્ઞા તરીકે કાર્ય કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಸ್ತುನಿಷ್ಠ

ನಾಮಪದವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪದ ಅಥವಾ ಪದಗಳ ಗುಂಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാര്യമായ

ഒരു നാമമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും വാക്ക് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പദങ്ങളുടെ കൂട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਲ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਮੂਹ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਨਾਮ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اصل

کوئی بھی لفظ یا الفاظ کا گروپ جو بطور اسم کام کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

实质性

充当名词的任何单词或单词组

🇯🇵Japanese

実質的な

名詞として機能する任意の単語または単語グループ

🇰🇷Korean

실사

명사 역할을 하는 모든 단어 또는 단어 그룹

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thực chất

bất kỳ từ hoặc nhóm từ nào hoạt động như một danh từ

🇹🇭Thai

สาระสำคัญ

คำหรือกลุ่มคำใดๆ ที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นคำนาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

substantif

kata atau kelompok kata apa pun yang berfungsi sebagai kata benda

🇵🇭Filipino

matibay

anumang salita o pangkat ng mga salita na gumaganap bilang isang pangngalan

🇲🇾Malay

substantif

mana-mana perkataan atau kumpulan kata yang berfungsi sebagai kata nama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موضوعي

أي كلمة أو مجموعة من الكلمات تعمل كاسم

🇮🇷Persian

ماهوی

هر کلمه یا گروهی از کلمات که به عنوان یک اسم عمل می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

asıl

isim olarak işlev gören herhangi bir kelime veya kelime grubu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַמָשִׁי

כל מילה או קבוצת מילים המתפקדת כשם עצם

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The primary meaning of 'substantive' is 'any word or group of words functioning as a noun'.

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Using 'substantive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'substantive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'substantive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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