Substantiality

sub·stan·tial  (sb-stnshl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or having substance; material.

2. True or real; not imaginary.

3. Solidly built; strong.

4. Ample; sustaining: a substantial breakfast.

5. Considerable in importance, value, degree, amount, or extent: won by a substantial margin.

6. Possessing wealth or property; well-to-do.

n.

1. An essential. Often used in the plural.

2. A solid thing. Often used in the plural.

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[Middle English substancial, from Old French substantiel, from Latin substantilis, from substantia, substance; see substance.]

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sub·stanti·ali·ty (-sh-l-t), sub·stantial·ness (-shl-ns) n.

sub·stantial·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

substantiality - the quality of being substantial or having substance substantialness, solidness corporality, corporeality, physicalness, materiality - the quality of being physical; consisting of matter insubstantiality - lacking substance or reality