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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.

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

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

substantial
Adjective
1. of a considerable size or value: a substantial amount of money
2. (of food or a meal) large and filling
3. solid or strong: substantial brick pillars
4. Formal available to the senses; real: substantial evidence
5. of or relating to the basic material substance of a thing
substantially adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.substantial - fairly large; "won by a substantial margin"
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"
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 - 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"
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"
sound - in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"

substantial
adjective 1. big, significant, considerable, goodly, large, important, generous, worthwhile, tidy (informal) ample, sizable or sizeable << OPPOSITE small
adjective 2. solid, sound, sturdy, strong, firm, massive, hefty, durable, bulky, well-built << OPPOSITE insubstantial
Translations
Spanish substantial [səbˈstænʃl] adjsustancial, sustancioso;
(fig) → importante

French substantial [səbˈstænʃl] adjsubstantiel(le) (fig); important(e)
German substantial [səbˈstænʃl] adj (solid) → solide;
(considerable) → beträchtlich, größere(r, s);
(meal) → kräftig

Italian substantial [səbˈstænʃl] adjsolido/a; [amount, progress etc] → notevole; [meal] → sostanzioso/a

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She will have occasion for all those attractive powers for which she is celebrated to gain any share of my regard; and I shall certainly endeavour to guard myself against their influence, if not accompanied by something more substantial.
In the town were some substantial windowless houses of stone scattered among a wilderness of thatched cabins; the streets were mere crooked alleys, and un- paved; troops of dogs and nude children played in the sun and made life and noise; hogs roamed and rooted contentedly about, and one of them lay in a reeking wallow in the middle of the main thoroughfare and suckled her family.
--The very beautiful and substantial side-wheel steamship "Quaker City" has been chartered for the occasion, and will leave New York June 8th.
 
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