substance
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈsʌbstəns/
:
esencia
- My concern is that we give students nothing of substance to think about.
- style and substance
- substance of the debate
- little of substance
So with that, I'll let you get on to the substance of today's seminar.
- So with that, I'll let you get on to the substance of today's seminar.
- Like most things that Elon does, this is style over substance and faulty as hell.
- Then who you are has no substance, no value.
- Everything he says brings some sort of substance to the game of dodgeball and ESPN the Ocho.
- She's going to have another chance to say something, anything of substance this evening.
Examples
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In her speech, she emphasized the substance of her argument rather than the style.
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Whose job is it to provide me with the substance of my right?
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Would you tell the court the substance of that meeting?
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There is a distinction between the substance of what is believed and the way in which it is expressed.
Academic text (2011) -
In this meeting, we touched more on the substance than the slogan of titles.
Academic text (1991) -
So with that, I'll let you get on to the substance of today's seminar.
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What was the substance of your interchanges with Quine?
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The article clearly outlined the substance of the debate, providing key points from both sides.
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To understand the issue better, we need to grasp the substance of the proposal being discussed.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The main idea someone wants to say in speech, writing, or art
∞
3.3
The information inside something like a book or website
∞
2.7
The central part of something, for example an idea or a place
890
1.0
An idea a word or sign shows
677
2.8
Main idea in a piece of writing, art, or talk
468
3.2
The most important central part of something
441
4.8
The central idea or most important part of something
289
3.4
The main idea expressed in a speech or piece of writing
282
1.0
The most important part or person that gets most attention
194
3.8
How important something is or how much it matters
166
6.7
The main idea of a speech or piece of writing
122
4.5
The most important part that makes something what it is
78
5.5
The main part of an idea or talk that matters most
73
5.3
The main point of an argument or story
72
3.8
The main topic a talk, book, or picture is about
46
4.6
The main point of what someone says or writes
43
3.1
A main idea in a talk or report
28
3.4
The most important part that holds a group or thing together
27
6.8
The meaning or importance of something
21
5.4
Central part of an idea or argument
13
3.9
The most important part of a problem or discussion
12
7.7
The most important part of something
6
6.7
The main point people argue about in a discussion
1
7.7
The main part of an idea or argument
1
3.4
The most important idea in a discussion or text
1
8.9
The most important part inside something
The most important part of an idea or theory that you must understand
Antonyms
Idioms
To think an appearance or small sign is the real thing
Compounds
- NSFW
22
5.1
A drug that the law controls because it can harm people or lead to abuse
- Specialized
1
3.2
A material used in reactions or to make other things like medicines
1
4.4
Something that can cause serious harm or death when swallowed, touched and breathed
- Specialized
1
4.1
People make it in a lab or factory rather than find it in nature
- Archaic
Material inside a living cell, including the jelly-like cytoplasm and the nucleus
- Specialized
A material like oil or grease that helps machine parts slide easily
- Specialized
Part of the brain and spinal cord that contains nerve cells and processes information
- Specialized
A dark material made from dead plants and animals found in soil and peat
How Important
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word substance comes from Latin parts sub- 'under' and stare 'to stand', like the English stand. A helpful image is the 'thing that stands under' a speech or text, the main idea that supports everything else, so substance means the essential meaning or main point.