Gargantuan vs Substantial - What's the difference?
gargantuan | substantial | Related terms |
(obsolete) Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite.
Huge; immense; tremendous.
Of a tremendous size, volume, degree, etc.
Having to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life.
Not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; real; solid; true; veritable.
* "to do some substantial good, is the compensation for much incidental imperfection" - Cardinal Newman, The Rise and Progress of Universities
Corporeal; material; firm.
Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm; as, substantial cloth; a substantial fence or wall.
possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy; responsible; as, a substantial freeholder.
Large in size, quantity, or value; as, a substantial amount of money; vast
Most important; essential.
Ample or full.
Significantly great.
Gargantuan is a related term of substantial.
As adjectives the difference between gargantuan and substantial
is that gargantuan is (obsolete) of the giant gargantua or his appetite while substantial is having to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life.As a noun substantial is
anything having substance; an essential part.gargantuan
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(en adjective)Synonyms
* colossal * enormous * giant * huge * humongous, humungous * immense * See alsoReferences
* (etymology) Gourd, Pumpkin. See Budge Ref, p 803A; (from 'Rev 12'--Revue Egyptologique publiee sous la direction de MM Brugsch, F Chabas, and Eug. Revillout (vol I-XIV))substantial
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Adjective
(en adjective)- A substantial amount of people in this buliding
