substantial

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.

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substantial [səbˈstænʃəl]

adj

1. of a considerable size or value substantial funds

2. worthwhile; important a substantial reform

3. having wealth or importance

4. (Cookery) (of food or a meal) sufficient and nourishing

5. solid or strong in construction, quality, or character a substantial door

6. real; actual; true the evidence is substantial

7. of or relating to the basic or fundamental substance or aspects of a thing

8. (Philosophy) Philosophy of or relating to substance rather than to attributes, accidents, or modifications

substantiality  [səbˌstænʃɪˈælɪtɪ], substantialness n

substantially  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	substantial - fairly large; "won by a substantial margin" significant considerable - large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"
	2.	substantial - having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable; "substantial equivalents" substantive essential - basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"
	3.	substantial - having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare material, real material - derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe" insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal - lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon"
	4.	substantial - providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day" satisfying, hearty, square, solid wholesome - conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food"
	5.	substantial - of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" strong, solid sound - in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"

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substantial

adjective

1. big, significant, considerable, goodly, large, important, generous, worthwhile, tidy (informal), ample, sizable or sizeable That is a very substantial improvement in the current situation.
big small, insignificant, inadequate, poor, pathetic, meagre, skimpy, insubstantial, inconsiderable, niggardly

2. solid, sound, sturdy, strong, firm, massive, hefty, durable, bulky, well-built those fortunate enough to have a fairly substantial property to sell
solid weak, rickety, infirm, frail, feeble, light-weight, insubstantial, jerry-built

3. (Formal) real, true, positive, material, actual, valid, weighty talk of imminent and substantial progress
real imagined, imaginary, unreal, fictitious, nonexistent, insubstantial

Translations

substantial [səbˈstænʃəl] ADJ

1. (= significant) [amount, progress, improvement, damage] → considerable, importante; [difference] → importante, sustancial
there has been substantial agreement on this question → ha habido un alto or considerable grado de acuerdo sobre esta cuestión
to win by a substantial majority → ganar por una mayoría considerable
a substantial majority of families → una mayoría considerable de familias

2. (= weighty) [evidence] → sustancial, de peso; [document, book] → sustancioso

3. (= solid) [building] → sólido

4. (= filling) [meal, dish] → sustancioso

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substantial [səbˈstænʃ^əl] adj

(= considerable) [amount, number, change, improvement] → substantiel(le)
She will come into a substantial amount of money → Elle héritera d'une somme substantielle.

(= large and solid) [building, house] → robuste

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substantial

adj

person, cloth → kräftig; furniture, building, firm → solide; rope → stark; book → umfangreich; meal, dish → reichhaltig

(= considerable) income, loss, gain, amount → beträchtlich, erheblich; part, majority, contribution, improvement → wesentlich, bedeutend; (= rich) landowner, businessman → vermögend, kapitalkräftig

(= weighty, important) → bedeutend; proof, argument → überzeugend, stichhaltig; difference → wesentlich, bedeutend; to be in substantial agreement → im Wesentlichen übereinstimmen

(= real, material) → körperlich, wesenhaft

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substantial [səbˈstænʃ/əl] adj

a. (considerable, amount, progress) → notevole, considerevole; (majority, proportion) → largo/a, grande; (difference) → sostanziale; (solid, building, table) → solido/a; (meal) → sostanzioso/a; (wealthy, landowner, businessman) → ricco/a

b. (frm) (real) → reale

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substantial [səbˈstænʃ/əl] adj

a. (considerable, amount, progress) → notevole, considerevole; (majority, proportion) → largo/a, grande; (difference) → sostanziale; (solid, building, table) → solido/a; (meal) → sostanzioso/a; (wealthy, landowner, businessman) → ricco/a

b. (frm) (real) → reale

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substantial

adj substantial [səbˈstӕnʃəl]

1 solid or strong a nice substantial table. stewig, sterk قَوي، مَتين، ضَخْم، جَوْهَري масивен solidní solid fest γερός, στέρεος de calidad inferior (a la normal) tugev محكم tukeva solide חָזָק, מוצָק मजबूत čvrst, pouzdan szilárd kokoh traustur solido 堅固な 튼튼한 tvirtas pamatīgs; stiprs kukuh solide solid, sterk solidny forte solid прочный solídny, pevný trden stabilan stabil, stadig, stark แข็งแรง sağlam, dayanıklı 結實的 тривкий, міцний مضبوط یا ٹھوس chắc chắn, chắc nịch 结实的

2 large a substantial sum of money; That meal was quite substantial. wesenlik, substansieel غَني بالمواد الغِذائِيَّه значителен značný, pořádný stor beträchtlicht μεγάλος, ουσιώδης, σημαντικός sustancial; abundante toekas عظيم runsas substantiel גָדוֹל संतोषजनक obilat tekintélyes (mennyiség); kiadós (étel) besar ríflegur sostanzioso; considerevole たっぷりの 상당한 nemenkas, gausus ievērojams; liels besar aanzienlijk betydelig, klekkelig, rikelig pokaźny, niemały substancial substanţial существенный znaťný, poriadny izdaten priličan ansenlig, rejäl, närande มากมาย büyük, esaslı 大的 істотний; поживний بڑا lớn lao, đáng kể 大的

adv subsˈtantially

substansieel بصورةٍ جَوْهَرِيَّه، ضَخْمَه، وافِرَه съществено podstatně solidt; stort wesentlich σημαντικά, ουσιαστικά sustancialmente oluliselt اساسا huomattavasti substantiellement בְּמִידָה נִיכֶּרֶת भरपूर, तत्वत: मूल बातों में znatno, temeljno alaposan; szilárdan; alapjában véve dengan kokoh efnislega; nægilega sostanzialmente たっぷりと 실제로, 상당히 gerokai, žymiai pamatīgi; ievērojami; būtiski dengan kukuh aanzienlijk betydelig, rikelig pokaźnie substancialmente (în mod) substanţial по существу podstatne bistveno prilično stabilt อย่างแข็งแกร่ง; โดยส่วนมาก önemli ölçüde 堅固地 по суті; в основному مضبوطی کے ساتھ lớn lao, đáng kể,chắc chắn 坚固地

v substantiate [səbˈstӕnʃieit]

to give the facts that are able to prove or support (a claim, theory etc) He cannot substantiate his claim/accusation. toelig, bewys, ondersteun يُثبِت، يُبَرْهِن доказвам dokázat underbygge; dokumentere begründen τεκμηριώνω probar; corroborar tõestama اثبات كردن näyttää toteen justifier לְאָמֵת प्रमाणित करना, साबित करना, सिद्ध करना potkrijepiti, dokazati (tvrdnju) bizonyít mengukuhkan færa sönnur á provare 実証する 확증하다, 구체화하다 pagrásti pamatot mengukuhkan waar maken underbygge, dokumentere uzasadnić, potwierdzić fundamentar a justifica обосновывать dokázať upravičiti potkrepiti bestyrka, bevisa พิสูจน์ kanıtlamak, ispatlamak 證實 наводити достатні підстави; доводити حقیقی بنانا chứng minh 证实