Substance Definition
sŭbstəns
substances
noun
substances
That which has mass and occupies space; matter.
American Heritage
The real or essential part or element of anything; essence, reality, or basic matter.
Webster's New World
The physical matter of which a thing consists; material.
Webster's New World
Matter of a particular kind or chemical composition.
Webster's New World
A drug, chemical, or other material (such as glue) that one is dependent on or uses habitually and that is often illegal or subject to government regulation.
Which substance was he abusing?
American Heritage
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idiom
in substance
- with regard to essential elements
- actually; really
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Substance
Noun
Singular:
substance
Plural:
substancesIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Substance
- in substance
Origin of Substance
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Middle English from Old French from Latin substantia from substāns substant- present participle of substāre to be present sub- sub- stāre to stand stā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French substance, from Latin substantia (“substance, essence"), from substāns, present active participle of substō (“exist; literally, stand under"), from sub + stō (“stand").
From Wiktionary
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