substantive

• Bezeichnet etwas, das wichtig, bedeutsam oder von tragfähiger Grundlage ist; auch inhaltlich gehaltvoll oder wesentlich.

Describes something that is important, meaningful, or having a solid basis in reality.

1. Important and meaningfulB2formal

   Having a solid basis in reality, making it significant, meaningful, or considerable.

   Wesentlich

   • The report provided substantive evidence for the claim.
   • We need a substantive discussion about the budget.
   • Her contribution to the project was substantive and valuable.

   Synonymeactualconsiderablematerialmeaningfulrealsignificantweighty

   Antonymeemptyhollowinconsequentialinsignificantinsubstantialmeaninglesssuperficialtrivialunimportant

2. Legal rights and dutiesC1formallegal

   Relating to the part of law that defines rights and duties, as opposed to procedural rules.

   Materielles Recht

   • The judge focused on substantive law rather than procedural technicalities.
   • Substantive rights are protected by the constitution.
   • This case involves a substantive legal question.

   Synonymeessentialmaterial

   Antonymeadjectiveprocedural

3. Relevant and thought-provokingB2formal

   Being on topic and encouraging thoughtful consideration.

   Gehaltvoll und anregend

   • The article raised several substantive points about climate change.
   • We had a substantive conversation about the future of education.
   • His questions were substantive and led to a deeper analysis.

   Synonymeconsequentialdeepmeaningfulmeatypertinentprofoundrelevantsignificantthought-provokingweighty

   Antonymeinsignificantirrelevantsuperficialtrivial

• Substantiv; Wort oder Wortgruppe, die im Satz die Funktion eines Substantivs übernimmt und eine Person, einen Ort, eine Sache oder eine Idee bezeichnet.

A noun referring to any word or group of words that functions as a noun in a sentence, representing a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. Noun or noun phraseC1formal

   A word or group of words that functions as a noun in a sentence.

   Substantiv oder Nominalphrase

   • In the sentence 'The big dog barked,' 'the big dog' is a substantive.
   • Adjectives can sometimes act as substantives, like 'the rich' meaning rich people.
   • The substantive 'running' in 'Running is fun' is a gerund.

   Synonymenominalnoun