Home › Words › S › substantsubstant/ˈsʌb.stənt/substant means substantial; firm.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, substant ranks #2,614 of 42,762 for Qualifying.substant is pronounced /ˈsʌb.stənt/.EtymologyLearned borrowing from Latin substantis. First attested in 1597.adjSubstantial; firm.nounSomething that subsists.e.g.“1597, The substants of bodie and soule have nothinge commune with this spirituall mariage. (quoted in OED)”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.substantious 70% match — Substantial. vs substant →substantiability 68% match — The property of being substantiable or substantial. vs substant →substantivity 68% match — The state of being substantive. vs substant →substantial 67% match — Having a substance; actually existing. vs substant →subsist 66% match — To survive on a minimum of resources. vs substant →consubsist 66% match — To subsist together. vs substant →substantiality 65% match — The state of being substantial; substantialness. vs substant →substantize 64% match — Synonym of substantialize (“give substance to”). vs substant →