substantive

Meaning

Adj

1. Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
2. (broadly) Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
3. Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
4. Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.
5. Not needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
6. Depending on itself; independent.
7. Of or pertaining to a substantive.
8. Actually and legally held, as distinct from an acting, temporary or honorary rank or appointment.

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of noun substantive or substantive noun, a noun or a group of words (a noun phrase) that act as a noun (in a sentence).
2. Part of a text that carries the meaning, such as words and their ordering.

Verb

To make a word belonging to another part of speech into a substantive (that is, a noun) or use it as a noun.

Opposite of

superficial, trivial, adjective, procedural

Synonyms

noun

noun substantive

substantial

essential

naming word

independent

place

important

nominal

self-dependent

meaty

honest-to-goodness

immediate

integral

intrinsic

irrespective

large

literal

major

material

momentous

name

necessary

operative

physical

proper noun

real

rich in content

significant

substantival

sure-enough

tangible

true

true to life

veridical

virtual

vital

weighty

independent word

noun equivalent

direct staining

actual

full of substance

ample

big

bona fide

common noun

congregational

dear

de facto

Translations

substantif

zelfstandig naamwoord

sustantivo

substantivo

sostantivo

Substantiv

Hauptwort

substantiu

nom

substantief

ουσιαστικό

nome

اسم

nomen substantivum

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsʌbstəntɪv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: substantif

In summary

From Middle English substantif, from Old French substantif.