Vocabulary Entry

substantive

|adjective • noun

adjective

Having a firm basis in reality; significant and meaningful.

Example Sentences

"The committee made substantive changes to the proposal."

"Her argument was based on substantive evidence."

"The meeting focused on substantive issues rather than trivial details."

noun

Example Sentences

"In the phrase 'the cat sleeps', 'cat' is a substantive."

"The teacher explained the concept of substantive within grammatical context."

"Different languages have unique rules for identifying substantives."