substantive

About 5.80 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Of the essence or essential element of a thing.

   substantive information

2. adjective Constituting the substance of content rather than its style, and thus always nontrivial.

   Substantive editing is never trivial, whereas some aspects of copyediting are trivial.

3. adjective Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
4. adjective Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.

   substantive law

5. adjective Not needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
6. adjective Depending on itself; independent.
7. adjective Of or pertaining to a substantive.
8. adjective Actually and legally held, as distinct from an acting, temporary or honorary rank or appointment.

Similar words

substantial meaningful essential meaty in essence objective concrete essence fundamental realistic

Often followed by

law and due issues content rights changes change rules

Word family

substantively substantiveness substantivenesses substantives substantivize substantivized substantivizes substantivizing