SUBSTANTIVES

Noun

substantives

plural of substantive

Verb

substantives

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of substantive

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Sub"stan*tive, n. Etym: [Cf. F. substantif.] (Gram.)

Definition: 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.

Sub"stan*tive, v. t.

Definition: To substantivize. [R.] Cudworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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