Found 3 items, similar to substance.
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Definition: substance
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: substance
substance
n 1: that which has mass and occupies space;
“an atom is the
smallest indivisible unit of matter” [syn:
matter]
2: the stuff of which an object consists
3: 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” [syn:
kernel,
core,
center,
essence,
gist,
heart,
heart and soul,
inwardness,
marrow,
meat,
nub,
pith,
sum,
nitty-gritty]
4: the idea that is intended;
“What is the meaning of this
proverb?” [syn:
meaning]
5: considerable capital (wealth or income);
“he is a man of
means” [syn:
means]
6: what a communication that is about something is about [syn:
message,
content,
subject matter]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Substance
Substance
\Sub"stance\, n. [F., fr. L. substantia, fr. substare
to be under or present, to stand firm; sub under + stare to
stand. See
Stand.]
1. That which underlies all outward manifestations;
substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena,
whether material or spiritual; that in which properties
inhere; that which is real, in distinction from that which
is apparent; the abiding part of any existence, in
distinction from any accident; that which constitutes
anything what it is; real or existing essence.
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These cooks, how they stamp, and strain, and grind,
And turn substance into accident! --Chaucer.
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Heroic virtue did his actions guide,
And he the substance, not the appearance, chose.
--Dryden.
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2. The most important element in any existence; the
characteristic and essential components of anything; the
main part; essential import; purport.
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This edition is the same in substance with the
Latin. --Bp. Burnet.
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It is insolent in words, in manner; but in substance
it is not only insulting, but alarming. --Burke.
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3. Body; matter; material of which a thing is made; hence,
substantiality; solidity; firmness; as, the substance of
which a garment is made; some textile fabrics have little
substance.
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4. Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
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And there wasted his substance with riotous living.
--Luke xv. 13.
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Thy substance, valued at the highest rate,
Can not amount unto a hundred marks. --Shak.
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We are destroying many thousand lives, and
exhausting our substance, but not for our own
interest. --Swift.
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5. (Theol.) Same as
Hypostasis, 2.
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Substance
\Sub"stance\, v. t.
To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to
make rich. [Obs.]
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