English

Etymology
From OF. substantiel.

Adjective
en-adj

1. Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life.
2. Not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; real; solid; true; veritable. "to do some substantial good, is the compensation for much incidental imperfection" - Cardinal Newman, The Rise and Progress of Universities
3. Corporeal; material; firm.
4. Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm; as, substantial cloth; a substantial fence or wall.
5. Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy; responsible; as, a substantial freeholder.
6. Large in size or value; as, a substantial amount of money.
7. Most important; essential.

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|ح���� unicode|(ħaqíeqi)
Chinese: 實�, �� (shíjì)
Dutch: substantieel
Finnish: t-|fi|oleellinen, t+|fi|painava
French: t+|fr|substantiel
German: t+|de|wesentlich
Greek: t|el|ο��ια��ικ��|m|scGrek (ousiastikós), t|el|ο��ι�δη�|m|scGrek (ousiódis)
Hungarian: lényeges, b�séges
mid
Italian: t+|it|sostanziale
Japanese: �質�� (�������, jisshitsuteki na)
Korean: ���� (siljaehaneun)
Norwegian: vesentlig
Portuguese: substancial
Russian: ���е��венн�й (suš�éstvennyj)
Spanish: substancial
Swedish: väsentlig

Derived terms
substantiality
substantially
insubstantial
substantialness

et:substantial
es:substantial
fr:substantial
ko:substantial
io:substantial
ja:substantial
te:substantial
vi:substantial

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