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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

  1. adjective Existing in name only, rather than in reality or practice.
  2. adjective Very small in amount, especially referring to a fee or cost.

substantive — full definition

  1. adj Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
  2. adj Constituting the substance of content rather than its style, and thus always nontrivial.
  3. adj Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
  4. adj Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.

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