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substantive
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. ()
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. ()
v. t. To substantivize. (Cudworth.)


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