substance

IPA: sˈʌbstʌns

noun

  • Physical matter; material.
  • A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.
  • The essential part of anything; the most vital part.
  • Substantiality; solidity; firmness.
  • Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
  • Drugs (illegal narcotics)
  • (theology, philosophy) Ousia, essence; underlying reality or hypostasis in the philosophical sense.

verb

  • (rare, transitive) To give substance to; to make real or substantial.
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Examples of "substance" in Sentences

  • The substance was calcified.
  • It is a viscid or slimy substance.
  • The capsule was full of substance.
  • The man commingled the substances.
  • The scientist condensed the substances.
  • The scientist demagnetized the substance.
  • It is difficult to calcify the substances.
  • I don't grasp the substance of the objection.
  • Superficiality is no substitute for substance.
  • The decomposition is equivalent to the substance.

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