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- [suhb-stuh n-tiv]
- /ˈsʌb stən tɪv/
- /səbˈstæn.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhb-stuh n-tiv]
- /ˈsʌb stən tɪv/
Definitions of substantive word
- noun substantive a noun. 1
- noun substantive a pronoun or other word or phrase functioning or inflected like a noun. 1
- adjective substantive Grammar. pertaining to substantives. used in a sentence like a noun: a substantive adjective. expressing existence: “to be” is a substantive verb. 1
- adjective substantive having independent existence; independent. 1
- adjective substantive belonging to the real nature or essential part of a thing; essential. 1
- adjective substantive real or actual. 1
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Origin of substantive
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Late Latin substantīvus, equivalent to Latin substant(ia) substance + -īvus -ive
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Parts of speech for Substantive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
substantive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
substantive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for substantive
noun substantive
- absoluteness — the quality of being absolute
- concreteness — constituting an actual thing or instance; real: a concrete proof of his sincerity.
- corporeality — the state or quality of being corporeal; bodily existence
- individualization — to make individual or distinctive; give an individual or distinctive character to.
adj substantive
- actual — You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
- for real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- honest injun — honestly (used to emphasize the truth of a statement).
- honest to god — real or genuine.
- in the flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
adjective substantive
- material — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
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