\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.

\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.

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