4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Substantive \Sub"stan*tive\, a. [L. substantivus: cf F.
substantif.]
1. Betokening or expressing existence; as the substantive
verb that is the verb to be
2. Depending on itself independent.
He considered how sufficient and substantive this
land was to maintain itself without any aid of the
foreigner. --Bacon.
3. Enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
Strength and magnitude are qualities which impress
the imagination in a powerful and substantive
manner. --Hazlitt.
4. Pertaining to or constituting, the essential part or
principles; as the law substantive.
{Noun substantive} (Gram.), a noun which designates an
object, material or immaterial; a substantive.
{Substantive color}, one which communicates its color without
the aid of a mordant or base; -- opposed to adjective
color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Substantive \Sub"stan*tive\, n. [Cf. F. substantif.] (Gram.)
A noun or name the part of speech which designates something
that exists, or some object of thought, either material or
immaterial; as the words man, horse, city, goodness,
excellence, are substantives.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Substantive \Sub"stan*tive\, v. t.
To substantivize. [R.] --Cudworth.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
substantive
adj 1: being the essence or essential element of a thing
"substantial equivalents"; "substantive information"
[syn: {substantial}, {in essence}]
2: (law) applying to essential legal principles and rules of
right "substantive law" [syn: {essential}] [ant: {adjective}]
3: having substance and prompting thought; "a meaty discussion"
[syn: {meaty}]
n : a noun or a pronoun that is used in place of a noun
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