Substantive \Sub"stan*tive\, a. [L. substantivus: cf. F. substantif.]

1. Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be.

2. Depending on itself; independent.

He considered how sufficient and substantive this land was to maintain itself without any aid of the foreigner. --Bacon.

3. Enduring; solid; firm; substantial.

Strength and magnitude are qualities which impress the imagination in a powerful and substantive manner. --Hazlitt.

4. Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or principles; as, the law substantive.

Noun substantive (Gram.), a noun which designates an object, material or immaterial; a substantive.

Substantive color, one which communicates its color without the aid of a mordant or base; -- opposed to adjective color.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Substantive \Sub"stan*tive\, n. [Cf. F. substantif.]

(Gram.) 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Substantive \Sub"stan*tive\, v. t. To substantivize. [R.]

--Cudworth.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)