Sustainability vs Substantial - What's the difference?
sustainability | substantial |
The ability to sustain something.
(ecology) A means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these ideals for future generations.
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 nouns the difference between sustainability and substantial
is that sustainability is the ability to sustain something while substantial is anything having substance; an essential part.As an adjective substantial is
having to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life.sustainability
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(wikipedia sustainability)Noun
Antonyms
* unsustainabilitysubstantial
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Adjective
(en adjective)- A substantial amount of people in this buliding