substantial

About 31.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Having a substance; actually existing.

   substantial life

2. adjective Not imaginary; real; actual; true; veritable.
3. adjective Corporeal; material; firm.
4. adjective Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm.

   substantial cloth

5. adjective Addressing the substance of an injury

   Substantial damages (i.e. damages set at a level that exactly covers the plaintiff's losses; synonym: compensatory damgages)

6. adjective Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy.

   a substantial freeholder

7. adjective Large in size, quantity, or value; ample; significant.

   He inherited a substantial amount of money from his uncle.

8. adjective Most important; essential.

Similar words

substantive significant considerable material real essential sound wholesome satisfying hearty

Often followed by

and number part amount increase evidence portion proportion amounts

Word family

substantialities substantiality substantially substantialness substantialnesses substantials