Definition of Substantives. Meaning of Substantives. Synonyms of Substantives

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Definition of Substantives

Substantive
Substantive Sub"stan*tive, a. [L. substantivus: cf. F. substantif.] 1. Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be. 2. Depending on itself; independent. He considered how sufficient and substantive this land was to maintain itself without any aid of the foreigner. --Bacon. 3. Enduring; solid; firm; substantial. Strength and magnitude are qualities which impress the imagination in a powerful and substantive manner. --Hazlitt. 4. Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or principles; as, the law substantive. Noun substantive (Gram.), a noun which designates an object, material or immaterial; a substantive. Substantive color, one which communicates its color without the aid of a mordant or base; -- opposed to adjective color.
Substantive
Substantive Sub"stan*tive, n. [Cf. F. substantif.] (Gram.) A noun or name; the part of speech which designates something that exists, or some object of thought, either material or immaterial; as, the words man, horse, city, goodness, excellence, are substantives.
Substantive
Substantive Sub"stan*tive, v. t. To substantivize. [R.] --Cudworth.

Meaning of Substantives from wikipedia

- enforcing substantive law. Substantive law defines rights and responsibilities in civil law, and crimes and punishments in criminal law, substantive equality...
- Substantive equality is a substantive law on human rights that is concerned with equality of outcome for disadvantaged and marginalized people and groups...
- Substantive rights are basic human rights possessed by people in an ordered society and include rights granted by natural law as well as substantive laws...
- attraction is known as "substantivity": the higher the substantivity the greater the attraction of the dye for the fiber. Substantive dyes work best on textiles...
- A substantive title, in the United Kingdom, is a title of nobility which is owned in its own right, as opposed to titles shared among cadets, borne as...
- both nouns (substantives) and adjectives, as originally did the English word noun, the two types being distinguished as nouns substantive and nouns adjective...
- Substantive procedures (or substantive tests) are those activities performed by the auditor to detect material misstatement at the ****ertion level. Management...
- Substantive due process is a principle in United States constitutional law that allows courts to establish and protect substantive laws and certain fundamental...
- two categories: those used with substantives and adjectives, and those used with verbs. For derivative substantives and adjectives, only two productive...
- adopted for moral support. Substantive resolutions apply to essential legal principles and rules of right, analogous to substantive law, in contrast to procedural...