- (a.) Corporeal; material; firm.
- (a.) Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life.
- (a.) Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm; as, substantial cloth; a substantial fence or wall.
- (a.) Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy; responsible; as, a substantial freeholder.
- (a.) Not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; real; solid; true; veritable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "substantial" 28 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/substantial/definitions/2067925> |