substant
Syllables: sub·stant/ˈsʌb.stənt/
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Australia/ˈsɐb.stənt/
substant noun: something that subsists.
Noun
substant (plural substants)
- Something that subsists.
- 1597,
The substants of bodie and soule have nothinge commune with this spirituall mariage. (quoted in OED)
- 1597,
Adjective
substant (comparative more substant, superlative most substant)
- Substantial; firm.
- [The glacier's] substant ice curls freely, molds, and breaks itself like water, — breaks in waves, plastic like honey, crested lightly with a frozen spray; it winds tenderly about the rocky shore, and the granite, disintegrated into crumbs, flows on with it.1884, The Century: Illustrated Monthly Magazine, volume 27, New York City: The Century Company, page 146
Forms of substant
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | substants |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more substant |
| superlative | most substant |
Origin of substant
Learned borrowing from Latin substantis. First attested in 1597.
Words formed from substant
Questions about substant
- What does substant mean?
- Substant means something that subsists.
- What part of speech is substant?
- Substant can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce substant?
- Substant is pronounced /ˈsʌb.stənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of substant?
- The plural of substant is substants.
Words near substant in the dictionary
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