substance
/'sʌbstəns/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A particular kind of matter with uniform properties: A material or physical stuff that has specific characteristics.
- The most important part or essence of something: The central, fundamental, or most vital meaning, idea, or part of a concept, argument, or story.
- The quality of being important, valid, or significant: The state of having solidity, weight, or worth.
- Material possessions or wealth: Considerable property or financial resources.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- Water is a transparent substance essential for life.
- The substance of her argument was that education is a fundamental right.
- His accusations were dismissed for lacking substance.
- He invested his substance in the new business venture.
Advanced Usage
- In substance: Regarding the most important parts; essentially.
- The two proposals are different in detail but similar in substance.
- A man/woman of substance: A person of considerable wealth, importance, or strong character.
- She was respected in the community as a woman of substance.
Variants and Related Words
- Substantial (adj): Of considerable importance, size, or worth; solidly built.
- They made a substantial contribution to the project.
- Substantiate (verb): To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
- The lawyer needed to substantiate her claims with documents.
Synonyms
- Matter: Physical substance or material.
- Essence: The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something.
- Gist: The main or essential part of a matter.
- Wealth: An abundance of valuable possessions or money.
Related Phrases
- To lose the substance for the shadow: To give up something of real value for something illusory or worthless.
- By chasing quick profits, he lost the substance for the shadow and ruined his company.
Related Idioms
- The heart and soul (of something): The most important or essential part.
- Community volunteers are the heart and soul of this festival. (This idiom relates to the "essence" meaning of substance.)
Noun
- a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
- shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man
- what a communication that is about something is about
- considerable capital (wealth or income)
- he is a man of means
- material of a particular kind or constitution
- the immune response recognizes invading substances
- the idea that is intended
- What is the meaning of this proverb?
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
- the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
- DNA is the substance of our genes