substantiveadj/ˈsʌbstəntɪv/

• 1

  Of the essence or essential element of a thing.

  • substantive information
  • In one sense the first debate achieved the worst of all worlds: it managed to be technical, even dull, without being substantive or especially honest.
• 2

  Of the essence or essential element of a thing.

  • Substantive editing is never trivial, whereas some aspects of copyediting are trivial.
  • substantive changes made by the lawyers
• 3

  Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.

  • Once more then, strength and magnitude are qualities which impress the imagination in a powerful and substantive manner;
• 4

  lawApplying to essential legal principles and rules of right.

  • substantive law
  • So this test, this whole area of substantive due process, is tricky for some of the reasons you say. That’s been a criticism of the doctrine in general and a criticism of the general notion that we can have rights that the Constitution doesn’t specify, precisely because of the kind of inquiry that it invites judges to undertake.
• 5

  chemistrynatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesNot needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.

• 6

  Depending on itself; independent.

  • Hee therefore taking into Conſideration, how ſufficient and ſuſstantiue this Land was, to maintaine it ſelfe without any aid (at all) of the foreigner; […]
• 7

  grammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsOf or pertaining to a substantive.

• 8

  governmentmilitarypoliticsActually and legally held, as distinct from an acting, temporary or honorary rank or appointment.

substantivenoun/ˈsʌbstəntɪv/

• 1

  Part of a text that carries the meaning, such as words and their ordering.

substantiveverb/ˈsʌbstəntɪv/

• 1

  raregrammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsTo make a word belonging to another part of speech into a substantive (that is, a noun) or use it as a noun.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• noun substantive or substantive noun