different between sizable vs substantial

English

Alternative forms

• sizeable

Etymology

From size +? -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sa?z?b?l/

Adjective

sizable (comparative more sizable, superlative most sizable)

1. Fairly large.

   He gave a sizable cash donation, sizable enough that the IRS wondered where all that money came from.

   • 2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here's Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)[1]

     A vulture can wolf more than two pounds of meat in a minute; a sizable crowd can strip a zebra—nose to tail—in 30 minutes.

Derived terms

• sizableness
• sizably
• unsizable

Translations

Anagrams

• balizes

English

Etymology

From Old French substantiel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?b?stæn??l/

Adjective

substantial (comparative more substantial, superlative most substantial)

1. Having a substance; actually existing.

   substantial life

2. Not imaginary; real; actual; true; veritable.
   • 1850s, Cardinal John Henry Newman, The Rise and Progress of Universities

     to do some substantial good, is the compensation for much incidental imperfection

3. Corporeal; material; firm.
4. Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm.

5. Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy.

6. Large in size, quantity, or value; ample; significant.

7. Most important; essential.
8. Satisfying; having sufficient substance to be nourishing or filling.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

substantial (plural substantials)

1. Anything having substance; an essential part.