a physical material from which something is made or formed
an oily substance
matter of particular or definite chemical constitution
the fundamental or essential part or import
the substance of his argument
correspondence with reality
The allegations were without substance
solid quality
material possessions; property
a man of substance
in philosophy, ultimate underlying reality
in substance
in respect to essentials; essentially
[Middle English via Old French from Latin substantia, from substant-, substans, present part. of substare to stand under, from sub- + stare to stand]