Definition of substantive

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Substantive (a.) Enduring; solid; firm; substantial.

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It :: It (pron.) As an indefinite object after some intransitive verbs, or after a substantive used humorously as a verb; as, to foot it (i. e., to walk)..
Evermore :: Evermore (adv.) During eternity; always; forever; for an indefinite period; at all times; -- often used substantively with for.
What :: What (pron., a., & adv.) Used substantively with the antecedent suppressed, equivalent to that which, or those [persons] who, or those [things] which; -- called a compound relative..
Some :: Some (a.) About; near; more or less; -- used commonly with numerals, but formerly also with a singular substantive of time or distance; as, a village of some eighty houses; some two or three persons; some hour hence..
Substantiveness :: Substantively (adv.) As a substantive, name, or noun; as, an adjective may be used substantively..
She :: She (obj.) A woman; a female; -- used substantively.
Substantive :: Substantive (a.) Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be..
Substile :: Substantivize (v. t.) To convert into a substantive; as, to substantivize an adjective..
Pronominalize :: Pronominalize (v. t.) To give the effect of a pronoun to; as, to pronominalize the substantives person, people, etc..
Substantive :: Substantive (a.) Depending on itself; independent.
Substantivize :: Substantiveness (n.) The quality or state of being substantive.
A :: A (prep.) In process of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with verbal substantives in -ing which begin with a consonant. This is a shortened form of the preposition an (which was used before the vowel sound); as in a hunting, a building, a begging..
-ation :: -ation () A suffix forming nouns of action, and often equivalent to the verbal substantive in -ing. It sometimes has the further meanings of state, and that which results from the action. Many of these nouns have verbs in -ate; as, alliterate -ation, narrate -ation; many are derived through the French; as, alteration, visitation; and many are formed on verbs ending in the Greek formative -ize (Fr. -ise); as, civilization, demoralization..
Are :: Are () The present indicative plural of the substantive verb to be; but etymologically a different word from be, or was. Am, art, are, and is, all come from the root as..
Substantively :: Substantively (adv.) In a substantive manner; in substance; essentially.
Anarthrous :: Anarthrous (a.) Used without the article; as, an anarthrous substantive..
Denominative :: Denominative (a.) Derived from a substantive or an adjective; as, a denominative verb..
Decuman :: Decuman (a.) Large; chief; -- applied to an extraordinary billow, supposed by some to be every tenth in order. [R.] Also used substantively..
He :: He (obj.) Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used substantively.
Remark :: Remark (n.) To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause; as, he remarked that it was time to go..
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