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substantive |
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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