Substantial vs Desirable - What's the difference?
substantial | desirable |
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.
Suitable]], worthy to be [[desire#Verb, desired.
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A thing that people want; something that is desirable.
As adjectives the difference between substantial and desirable
is that substantial is having to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life while desirable is wanted.As a noun substantial
is anything having substance; an essential part.substantial
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A substantial amount of people in this buliding
Derived terms
* consubstantial * insubstantial * substantiality * substantially * substantialnessdesirable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get
Antonyms
* undesirableNoun
(en noun)- There are plenty of desirables on display in the window.