substantive

/səbstəntɪv/ adjectivenoun
11 letters3 syllables16 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1

Of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something.

2

Defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established.

“substantive law”

3

Being on topic and prompting thought.

NOUN
1

Any word or group of words functioning as a noun.

WORD FORMS
Related formsubstantival
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
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Pig Latinubstantivesay
Starts & ends withS … E
Syllablessub · stan · tive
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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