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substantive substantive definition

substantive


 
  Grep  of  noun  substantive 
  substantive 
  substantive  dye 
 
  Overview  of  noun  substantive 
 
  The  noun  substantive  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  substantive  --  (a  noun  or  a  pronoun  that  is  used  in  place  of  a  noun) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  substantive 
 
  The  adj  substantive  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  substantial,  substantive,  in  essence  --  (being  the  essence  or  essential  element  of  a  thing  "substantial  equivalents";  "substantive  information") 
  2.  substantive,  essential  --  ((law)  applying  to  essential  legal  principles  and  rules  of  right  "substantive  law") 
  3.  meaty,  substantive  --  (having  substance  and  prompting  thought;  "a  meaty  discussion") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  substantive 
 
  3  senses  of  substantive 
 
  Sense  1 
  substantial,  substantive,  in  essence 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  essential)  ->  inessential,  unessential 
 
  Sense  2 
  substantive  (vs.  adjective),  essential 
 
  adjective  (vs.  substantive),  procedural 
 
  Sense  3 
  meaty,  substantive 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  meaningful)  ->  meaningless 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  substantive 
 
  3  senses  of  substantive 
 
  Sense  1 
  substantial,  substantive,  in  essence 
  =>  essential  (vs.  inessential) 
 
  Sense  2 
  substantive  (vs.  adjective),  essential 
 
  Sense  3 
  meaty,  substantive 
  =>  meaningful  (vs.  meaningless) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  substantive 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  substantive 
 
  substantive  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  substantive 
  substantive 
 
  Overview  of  noun  substantive 
 
  The  noun  substantive  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  substantive  --  (a  noun  or  a  pronoun  that  is  used  in  place  of  a  noun) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  substantive 
 
  The  adj  substantive  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  substantial,  substantive,  in  essence  --  (being  the  essence  or  essential  element  of  a  thing  "substantial  equivalents";  "substantive  information") 
  2.  substantive,  essential  --  ((law)  applying  to  essential  legal  principles  and  rules  of  right  "substantive  law") 
  3.  meaty,  substantive  --  (having  substance  and  prompting  thought;  "a  meaty  discussion") 



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