substance

/ˈsʌbstəns/

noun

  1. 1

    Physical matter; material.

  2. 2

    The essential part of anything; the most vital part.

  3. 3

    Substantiality; solidity; firmness.

    Some textile fabrics have little substance.
  4. 4

    Material possessions; estate; property; resources.

    a man of substance
  5. 5

    A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.

  6. 6

    Drugs (illegal narcotics)

    substance abuse
  7. 7

    Hypostasis.

verb

  1. 1

    To give substance to; to make real or substantial.

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