ADJECTIVE | all | substantive, substantial | having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable |
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all | substantive, essential | defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established | |
all | substantive, meaty | being on topic and prompting thought | |
NOUN | communication | substantive | any word or group of words functioning as a noun |
Sounds | sah'bstahntihv | |
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Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... |
Meaning | Having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable. | |
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Synonym | substantial | |
Broader | essential | Basic and fundamental |
Spanish | substancial, sustancial | |
Catalan | substancial |
Meaning | Defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established. | |
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Example | "substantive law" | |
Synonym | essential | |
Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Opposite | adjective, procedural | Relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law |
Spanish | esencial, sustancial, sustantivo | |
Catalan | essencial |
Meaning | On topic and prompting thought. | |
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Synonym | meaty | |
Broader | meaningful | Having a meaning / meaning or purpose |
Spanish | jugoso, sustancioso |
Meaning | Any word or group of words functioning as a noun. | |
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Narrower | noun | A content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action |
Broader | word | A unit of language that native speakers can identify |
Spanish | substantivo, sustantivo | |
Catalan | substantiu | |
Adjectives | substantival | of or relating to or having the nature or function of a substantive (i.e. a noun or noun equivalent) |
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