ALL meanings of non-substantive
non--sub·stan·tive
N n - noun non-substantive a noun. 1
- noun non-substantive a pronoun or other word or phrase functioning or inflected like a noun. 1
- adjective non-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 non-substantive having independent existence; independent. 1
- adjective non-substantive belonging to the real nature or essential part of a thing; essential. 1
- adjective non-substantive real or actual. 1
- adjective non-substantive of considerable amount or quantity. 1
- adjective non-substantive possessing substance; having practical importance, value, or effect: substantive issues under discussion. 1
- adjective non-substantive Law. pertaining to the rules of right which courts are called on to apply, as distinguished from rules of procedure (opposed to adjective). 1
- adjective non-substantive (of dye colors) attaching directly to the material without the aid of a mordant (opposed to adjective). 1