Slighting vs Substantial - What's the difference?
slighting | substantial |
The act of giving a slight or snub.
* 1848 , Lucy Hutchinson, Memoirs of the life of Colonel Hutchinson (page 376)
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.
As adjectives the difference between slighting and substantial
is that slighting is in the manner of a slight; belittling, deprecative while substantial is having to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life.As nouns the difference between slighting and substantial
is that slighting is the act of giving a slight or snub while substantial is anything having substance; an essential part.As a verb slighting
is present participle of lang=en.slighting
English
Verb
(head)- His slighting of the company chairman was considered to be inappropriate behaviour.
Noun
(en noun)- now flocked about him, striving who should express most respect, and, by an extraordinary officiousness, redeem their late slightings .
Anagrams
*substantial
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A substantial amount of people in this buliding
