1. Nourrissant. Un repas substantiel.
2. Considérable. Une augmentation substantielle.
3. Essentiel. La partie substantielle d'un texte.
ETYM Cf. French essentiel. Related to Essence.
1. Absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; SYN. indispensable.
2. Absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed.
3. Basic and fundamental.
4. Being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc.
1. Having substance and prompting thought; SYN. substantive.
2. Like or containing meat
ETYM French substantiel, Latin substantialis.
1. Being the essence or essential element of a thing; SYN. substantive, in essence.
2. Having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; SYN. real, material.