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Grammar : Noun
Spell : suhb-stuhns
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌb stəns



Definition of substance

Origin :
  • c.1300, "essential nature," from Old French substance (12c.), from Latin substantia "being, essence, material," from substans, present participle of substare "stand firm, be under or present," from sub "up to, under" + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). A loan-translation of Greek hypostasis. Meaning "any kind of corporeal matter" is first attested mid-14c. Sense of "the matter of a study, discourse, etc." first recorded late 14c.
  • noun entity, element
  • noun essence, meaning
  • noun wealth
Example sentences :
  • Substance of one of Lovelace's letters, of her answer, and of his reply.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • To all appearance, the rock was as firmly fastened as any other portion of the earth's substance.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • You have the wisdom that grasps the substance and lets the shadows flit.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • The substance of a lady's letter, it has been said, always is comprised in the postscript.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Till when, I will give you the substance of what I wrote him yesterday.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • He discarded the older notions of heat as a substance, and accepted it as a form of energy.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • I will here give you the substance of Mr. Lovelace's letter.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Following the above quotation we have the line, "Than can the substance," etc.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 12, June 18, 1870 » by Various
  • I like it to be serious and morality to form the substance of it.
  • Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
  • If you are not tired of her, and you have any substance, she may sell it and follow you.'
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

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