Substantial vs Ample - What's the difference?
substantial | ample | Related terms |
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.
Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.
* All the people in that ample house Did to that image bow their humble knees. --Spenser.
Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.
Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative.
As adjectives the difference between substantial and ample
is that substantial is having to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life while ample is large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.As a noun substantial
is anything having substance; an essential part.substantial
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Adjective
(en adjective)- A substantial amount of people in this buliding
