substance in English dictionary

  • substance

    Meanings and definitions of "substance"

    • The essential part of anything; the most vital part.
    • Considerable wealth or resources.
    • Drugs (illegal narcotics)
    • noun
      Physical matter; material.
    • noun
      The essential part of anything; the most vital part.
    • noun
      Substantiality; solidity; firmness.
    • noun
      Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
    • noun
      A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.
    • noun
      Drugs (illegal narcotics)
    • noun
      (theology)
      Hypostasis.
    • A piece of physical matter or material.
    • matter
    • essential part
    • considerable wealth
    • drugs
    • The choicest, most essential or most vital part.
    • (sword) blade
    • body (esp. of food, wine, etc.)
    • noun
      a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"
    • noun
      considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means"
    • noun
      material of a particular kind or constitution; "the immune response recognizes invading substances"
    • noun
      the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
    • noun
      the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
    • noun
      the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"
    • noun
      the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes"
    • noun
      what a communication that is about something is about

    Synonyms of "substance" in English dictionary

    heart, communication, matter are the top synonyms of "substance" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of substance

    • substance ( plural  substances)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza substance; lm  liczba mnoga substances
    • substance (plural substances)
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