n.
Pronunciation: ' s ə b-st ə n-tiv
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English substantif, from Anglo-French sustentif, from sustentif, adjective, having or expressing substance, from Late Latin substantivus, from Latin substantia
Date: 14th century
: NOUN broadly : a word or word group functioning syntactically as a noun
– sub · stan · tiv · ize \ -ti- ˌ v ī z \ transitive verb