Substantive \Sub"stan*tive\, a. [L. substantivus: cf. F.
   substantif.]
   1. Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive
      verb, that is, the verb to be.
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   2. Depending on itself; independent.
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            He considered how sufficient and substantive this
            land was to maintain itself without any aid of the
            foreigner.                            --Bacon.
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   3. Enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
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            Strength and magnitude are qualities which impress
            the imagination in a powerful and substantive
            manner.                               --Hazlitt.
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   4. Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or
      principles; as, the law substantive.
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   Noun substantive (Gram.), a noun which designates an
      object, material or immaterial; a substantive.

   Substantive color, one which communicates its color without
      the aid of a mordant or base; -- opposed to adjective
      color.
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