Substance - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the idea that is intended (syn: meaning)
- material of a particular kind or constitution
- what a communication that is about something is about (syn: content, message)
- the property of holding together and retaining its shape (syn: body, consistence, consistency)
- a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
Extra examples
The pancreas secretes a substance called insulin.
The floor was covered with a white, powdery substance that turned out to be flour.
He had a history of substance abuse.
When has he ever said anything of substance?
The results of the study give substance to their theory.
I would not lose the substance by running after shadows.
The leaves were covered with a strange sticky substance.
Plutonium 238 is one of the most toxic substances known to man.
Police found an illegal substance in his car.
There is no substance to the rumours (=they are untrue).
O'Connell's remarks are completely without substance.
The substance of his argument was that people on welfare should work.
What she said, in substance, was that the mayor should resign.
It was an entertaining speech, but it lacked substance (=there was no important information in it).
We should be discussing matters of substance.
Word forms
singular: substance
plural: substances
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