substance

nounB1 · Intermediate

Material that something is made of.

Meanings of «substance»

1 · noun

material that something is made of

Water is a substance that we drink every day.

2 · noun

real importance, value, or meaningful content

Her argument had little substance behind it.

Similar: importance weight meaning

Translation

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The difference between similar words

what physical things are made of

materialstuff that is used to make thingsWood is a good building material.

substanceone kind of matter, such as a chemicalThe liquid is a dangerous substance.

matterall the physical things in the universeEverything on Earth is made of matter.

Word family

substance B1 · nounsubstantial B1 · adjectivesubstantially B2 · adverb

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