substantiivinen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- nominal adjective Existing in name only, rather than in reality or practice.
- substantive adj Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
Senses
substantiivinen is used for these senses in English:
- nominal (finance) Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.
- substantival (grammar) Of or pertaining to a substantive.
- substantive (chemistry, of a dye) Not needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
nominal — full definition
- adjective Existing in name only, rather than in reality or practice.
- adjective Very small in amount, especially referring to a fee or cost.
substantive — full definition
- adj Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
- adj Constituting the substance of content rather than its style, and thus always nontrivial.
- adj Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
- adj Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.