substância — meaning in English

English meaning

• body noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
• substance noun A particular kind of physical matter with distinct properties.

Senses

substância is used for these senses in English:

• body (uncountable) Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.). [from 17th c.]
• body (uncountable) Substance; physical presence. [from 17th c.]
• substance Material possessions; estate; property; resources.

body — full definition

1. noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
2. noun A dead human or animal; a corpse.
3. noun The main or central part of something, as distinct from smaller attached parts.
4. noun An organized group of people who share a purpose, such as a company, committee, or governing organization.
5. verb Slang: to defeat someone decisively, or to insult or humiliate them badly.

substance — full definition

1. noun A particular kind of physical matter with distinct properties.
2. noun The essential or most important part of something.
3. noun An illegal drug, especially referred to in formal or legal contexts.

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