different between substantial vs unexacting

English

From Old French substantiel.

substantial (comparative more substantial, superlative most substantial)

Having a substance; actually existing.
substantial life
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
Corporeal; material; firm.
Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm.
Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy.
Large in size, quantity, or value; ample; significant.
Most important; essential.
Satisfying; having sufficient substance to be nourishing or filling.

substantial (plural substantials)

From un- +? exacting

unexacting (comparative more unexacting, superlative most unexacting)

(of persons, feelings, states of mind, etc.) Not demanding; uncritical; not difficult to satisfy.
- 1846, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, ch. 35:
  Florence . . . had, all through, repaid the agony of slight and coldness, and dislike, with patient unexacting love, excusing him, and pleading for him, like his better angel!
- 1864, Anthony Trollope, The Small House at Allington, ch. 9:
  But Mrs Eames was a kind, patient, unexacting woman, who took all civil words as meaning civility.
- 1919, Kathleen Norris, Sisters: A Story, ch. 1:
  She was rarely angry; she was unexacting, good-humoured, preferring animals to people.
Not requiring precision or substantial effort.
- 1868, "Industrial Prosperity at the South," New York Times, 20 Feb., p. 4 (retrieved 17 Aug. 2010):
  It . . . yields a staple which requires a very simple and unexacting process to prepare it for market.
- 1964, Russell Kirk, "To the Point," Reading Eagle (USA), 5 Oct., p. 16 (retrieved 17 Aug. 2010):
  His hours were not long, and his work was unexacting and physically light.

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