Category:Substantive

Sub"stan*tive, a. Etym: [l. substantivus: cf. F. substantif.]

1. Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that Is, the verb to be.

2. Depending on itself; independent. He considered how sufficient and substantive this land was to Maintain itself without any aid of the foreigner. Bacon.

3. Enduring; solid; firm; substantial. Strength and magnitude are qualities which impress the imagination in A powerful and substantive manner. Hazlitt.

4. Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or principles; As, the law substantive. Noun substantive (gram.), a noun which Designates an object, material or immaterial; a substantive. -- substantive color, one which communicates its color without the Aid of a mordant or base; -- opposed to adjective color.

Substantive Sub"stan*tive, n. Etym: [cf. F. substantif.] (gram.)

Defn: 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.

Substantive Sub"stan*tive, v. t.

Defn: to substantivize. [r.] Cudworth.