Hypertext Webster Gateway: "substantive"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Substantive \Sub"stan*tive\, a. [L. substantivus: cf. F.
substantif.]
1. Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive
verb, that is, the verb to be.

2. Depending on itself; independent.

He considered how sufficient and substantive this
land was to maintain itself without any aid of the
foreigner. --Bacon.

3. Enduring; solid; firm; substantial.

Strength and magnitude are qualities which impress
the imagination in a powerful and substantive
manner. --Hazlitt.

4. Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or
principles; as, the law substantive.

{Noun substantive} (Gram.), a noun which designates an
object, material or immaterial; a substantive.

{Substantive color}, one which communicates its color without
the aid of a mordant or base; -- opposed to adjective
color.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Substantive \Sub"stan*tive\, n. [Cf. F. substantif.] (Gram.)
A noun or name; the part of speech which designates something
that exists, or some object of thought, either material or
immaterial; as, the words man, horse, city, goodness,
excellence, are substantives.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Substantive \Sub"stan*tive\, v. t.
To substantivize. [R.] --Cudworth.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

substantive
adj 1: being the essence or essential element of a thing;
"substantial equivalents"; "substantive information"
[syn: {substantial}, {in essence}]
2: (law) applying to essential legal principles and rules of
right; "substantive law" [syn: {essential}] [ant: {adjective}]
3: having substance and prompting thought; "a meaty discussion"
[syn: {meaty}]
n : a noun or a pronoun that is used in place of a noun


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