SUBSTANTIVE


Meaning of SUBSTANTIVE in English

adj depending on itself; independent.

2. substantive ·adj enduring; solid; firm; substantial.

3. substantive ·vt to substantivize.

4. substantive ·adj betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be.

5. substantive ·adj pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or principles; as, the law substantive.

6. substantive ·noun 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.

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