substantive

/'sʌbstəntiv/

Thân thiện

A substantive discussion about the project took place during the meeting.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Having a firm, real, and independent existence: Describes something that is actual, concrete, and not merely dependent on something else.
   • Important, meaningful, or considerable in amount or quality: Refers to something of significant size, value, or importance.
   • Defining rights and duties: In law, relating to the part of the law that creates, defines, and regulates rights and obligations, as opposed to procedural rules.

2. Noun:

   • A word or group of words functioning as a noun: In grammar, a term for any word or phrase that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The report made a substantive contribution to the debate. (The report made a real and important contribution.)
  • We need to move from procedural discussions to substantive issues. (We need to discuss the actual, important matters.)
  • The changes to the contract were purely cosmetic, not substantive. (The changes were only surface-level, not meaningful or real.)

• Noun:

  • In the sentence "The quick brown fox jumps," the words "fox" and "jumps" are both substantives. (Here, "substantives" refers to words that function as nouns; "fox" is a noun, and "jumps" functions as a noun in this grammatical analysis.)

Advanced Usage

• Substantive due process: A legal doctrine requiring that government action be fair and reasonable in its content, not just in its procedures.
  • The court's decision was based on the principle of substantive due process.
• Substantive justice: Justice concerned with the fairness of the outcome or result, rather than just the fairness of the process.
  • The reform aims to achieve substantive justice, not just procedural correctness.

Variants and Related Words

• Substantially (adverb): To a great extent; in essence.
  • The plan was substantially different from the original proposal.
• Substantiate (verb): To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of something.
  • Can you substantiate your claim with data?
• Substantial (adjective): Of considerable importance, size, or worth. (Note: "substantial" is often used similarly to "substantive" but more commonly refers to size or amount, while "substantive" often refers to essence or importance in content.)
  • They made a substantial donation to the charity.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Concrete, real, meaningful, significant, essential, material.
• Noun: Noun, nominal.

Antonyms

• Adjective: Insignificant, trivial, procedural, superficial, nominal.

Related Phrases

• In substantive terms: Regarding the actual content or essence of something.
  • The agreement is good in substantive terms, though the wording needs work.
• Substantive rank: (Military) A permanent rank, as opposed to a temporary or acting rank.
  • He was finally awarded his substantive rank of captain after two years in the acting role.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being on topic and prompting thought
   • a meaty discussion
2. defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
   • substantive law
3. having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable
   • substantial equivalents

Noun

1. any word or group of words functioning as a noun

Từ đồng nghĩa

• meaty
• essential
• substantial