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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Substance \Sub"stance\, n. [F., fr. L. substantia, fr. substare
     to be under or present, to stand firm; sub under + stare to
     stand. See Stand.]
     1. That which underlies all outward manifestations;
        substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena,
        whether material or spiritual; that in which properties
        inhere; that which is real, in distinction from that which
        is apparent; the abiding part of any existence, in
        distinction from any accident; that which constitutes
        anything what it is; real or existing essence.
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              These cooks, how they stamp, and strain, and grind,
              And turn substance into accident!     --Chaucer.
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              Heroic virtue did his actions guide,
              And he the substance, not the appearance, chose.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. The most important element in any existence; the
        characteristic and essential components of anything; the
        main part; essential import; purport.
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              This edition is the same in substance with the
              Latin.                                --Bp. Burnet.
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              It is insolent in words, in manner; but in substance
              it is not only insulting, but alarming. --Burke.
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     3. Body; matter; material of which a thing is made; hence,
        substantiality; solidity; firmness; as, the substance of
        which a garment is made; some textile fabrics have little
        substance.
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     4. Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
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              And there wasted his substance with riotous living.
                                                    --Luke xv. 13.
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              Thy substance, valued at the highest rate,
              Can not amount unto a hundred marks.  --Shak.
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              We are destroying many thousand lives, and
              exhausting our substance, but not for our own
              interest.                             --Swift.
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     5. (Theol.) Same as Hypostasis, 2.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Substance \Sub"stance\, v. t.
     To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to
     make rich. [Obs.]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Substance \Sub"stance\, v. t.
     To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to
     make rich. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Substance \Sub"stance\, n. [F., fr. L. substantia, fr. substare
     to be under or present, to stand firm; sub under + stare to
     stand. See Stand.]
     1. That which underlies all outward manifestations;
        substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena,
        whether material or spiritual; that in which properties
        inhere; that which is real, in distinction from that which
        is apparent; the abiding part of any existence, in
        distinction from any accident; that which constitutes
        anything what it is; real or existing essence.
  
              These cooks, how they stamp, and strain, and grind,
              And turn substance into accident!     --Chaucer.
  
              Heroic virtue did his actions guide, And he the
              substance, not the appearance, chose. --Dryden.
  
     2. The most important element in any existence; the
        characteristic and essential components of anything; the
        main part; essential import; purport.
  
              This edition is the same in substance with the
              Latin.                                --Bp. Burnet.
  
              It is insolent in words, in manner; but in substance
              it is not only insulting, but alarming. --Burke.
  
     3. Body; matter; material of which a thing is made; hence,
        substantiality; solidity; firmness; as, the substance of
        which a garment is made; some textile fabrics have little
        substance.
  
     4. Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
  
              And there wasted his substance with riotous living.
                                                    --Luke xv. 13.
  
              Thy substance, valued at the highest rate, Can not
              amount unto a hundred marks.          --Shak.
  
              We are destroying many thousand lives, and
              exhausting our substance, but not for our own
              interest.                             --Swift.
  
     5. (Theol.) Same as Hypostasis, 2.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  substance
       n 1: that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the
            smallest indivisible unit of matter" [syn: matter]
       2: the stuff of which an object consists
       3: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
          idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's
          argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party";
          "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, core, center, essence,
           gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow,
           meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty]
       4: the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this
          proverb?" [syn: meaning]
       5: considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of
          means" [syn: means]
       6: what a communication that is about something is about [syn:
          message, content, subject matter]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  substance
     Γαλλικά n.
     η ουσία, η υπόσταση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  substance
     Middle English n.
     essence
     n.
     (senseid en stuff) Physical matter; material.
     vb.
     (lb en rare transitive) To give substance to; to make real or
  substantial.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  substance
     n.
     (senseid en stuff) Physical matter; material.
     vb.
     (lb en rare transitive) To give substance to; to make real or
  substantial.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  substance
     Middle English n.
     essence
     n.
     (senseid en stuff) Physical matter; material.
     vb.
     (lb en rare transitive) To give substance to; to make real or
  substantial.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  substance
     Middle English n.
     essence
     n.
     (senseid en stuff) Physical matter; material.
     vb.
     (lb en rare transitive) To give substance to; to make real or
  substantial.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  substance
     Ranska n.
     1 aine, materiaali
     2 substanssi, pääsisältö

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  substance
     Engelska n.
     1 ämne
     2 material
     3 innehåll

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Substance /sˈʌbstəns/
  المادة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  substance //ˈsʌbstəns// /[ˈsʌbstənts]/ 
  1. вещество
  a form of matter with constant chemical composition and characteristic properties
  2. същност
  essential part
  3. имущество
  material possessions
  4. вещество́, субста́нция
  physical matter; material