·adj Depending on itself; independent.
II. Substantive ·adj Enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
III. Substantive ·vt To Substantivize.
IV. Substantive ·adj Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be.
V. Substantive ·adj Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or principles; as, the law substantive.
VI. Substantive ·noun A noun or name; the part of speech which designates something that exists, or some object of thought, either material or immaterial; as, the words man, horse, city, goodness, excellence, are substantives.