Substance
31substance — Aristotle defined a substance in his Categories as what is neither in a subject nor said of a subject , but in his Metaphysics as a determinate individual that is capable of existing on its own , that is, independently. Aristotle distinguishes …
32substance — substanceless, adj. /sub steuhns/, n. 1. that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance. 2. a species of matter of definite chemical composition: a chalky substance. 3. See controlled substance. 4. the subject… …
33Substance — The word substance originates from Latin substantia , literally meaning standing under . The word was used to translate the Greek philosophical term ousia.Substance may refer to: *Substance theory, in philosophy, that element of an object without …
34substance — n. 1 a the essential material, esp. solid, forming a thing (the substance was transparent). b a particular kind of material having uniform properties (this substance is salt). 2 a reality; solidity (ghosts have no substance). b seriousness or… …
35substance — (Lat., sub, under, stare, stand: that which stands under) Many concerns and disputes cluster around the ideas associated with this term. The substance of a thing may be: (i) its essence, or that which makes it what it is. This will ensure that… …
36substance — noun 1) an organic substance Syn: material, matter, stuff 2) ghostly figures with no substance Syn: solidity, body, corporeality; density, mass, weight, shape, structure 3) …
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38substance — sub•stance [[t]ˈsʌb stəns[/t]] n. 1) that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance[/ex] 2) chem. a kind of matter of definite chemical composition: a metallic substance[/ex] 3) the actual matter of a thing, as… …
39substance — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin substantia, from substant , substans, present participle of substare to stand under, from sub + stare to stand more at stand Date: 14th century 1. a. essential nature ; essence b. a… …
40substance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. material (see substance); subject [matter], meaning, gist; wealth (see money). II Material existence Nouns 1. substance, matter; corpus, frame, protoplasm, principle; person, thing, object, article; …
