Engelsk substantiv: substance | |||
1. | substance the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | DNA is the substance of our genes. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | component, component part, constituent, matter, part, portion | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | activator, atom, body substance, chemical element, chemistry, element, element, essence, fluid, living substance, material, medium, medium, mixture, phlogiston, protoplasm, stuff, substrate, volatile | ||
2. | substance (om erkjendelse) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The gist of the prosecutor's argument. The heart and soul of the Republican Party. The nub of the story. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, sum | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | cognitive content, content, mental object | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | bare bones, haecceity, hypostasis, quiddity, quintessence, stuff | ||
3. | substance (om erkjendelse) the idea that is intended | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | What is the meaning of this proverb?. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | meaning | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | idea, thought | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | connotation, denotation, extension, implication, import, reference, reference, semantics, significance, strain, tenor, undercurrent, undertone | ||
4. | substance (om masse eller substans) material of a particular kind or constitution | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The immune response recognizes invading substances. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | physical entity | ||
5. | substance (om forhold) considerable capital (wealth or income) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He is a man of means. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | means | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | capital | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | pocketbook, wherewithal | ||
6. | substance (om kommunikasjon) what a communication that is about something is about | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | content, message, subject matter | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | communication | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | acknowledgement, acknowledgment, approval, aside, body, bunk, commendation, commitment, corker, counsel, counseling, counselling, dedication, digression, direction, direction, disapproval, discourtesy, disrespect, divagation, drivel, entry, excursus, garbage, guidance, hokum, humor, humour, import, info, information, insertion, instruction, interpolation, latent content, meaning, meaninglessness, memorial, narration, narrative, nonsense, nonsensicality, offer, offering, opinion, packaging, parenthesis, petition, postulation, promotion, promotional material, proposal, publicity, refusal, reminder, request, respects, sensationalism, shocker, significance, signification, statement, statement, story, subject, submission, tale, theme, topic, view, wit, witticism, wittiness | ||
7. | substance a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | matter | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | adulterant, adulterator, agent, allergen, antigen, assay, carcinogen, chemical irritant, denaturant, digestive, elixir, ferment, fomentation, food, fuel, humectant, hydrocolloid, inhibitor, inoculant, inoculum, jelly, leaven, leavening, ligand, lube, lubricant, lubricating substance, lubricator, lysin, metabolite, nutrient, nutrient, philosopher's stone, philosophers' stone, poison, poisonous substance, propellant, propellent, pyrectic, pyrogen, pyrogen, refrigerant, toxicant, vehicle | ||