substantial

adj

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.

   “substantial cloth”

   “a substantial fence or wall”

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

   “a substantial freeholder”

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

   “He inherited a substantial amount of money from his uncle.”

   “A substantial number of people went to the event.”

   “The blind man laughed and a substantial coin found its billet in the caretaker's never-reluctant palm.”

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

   “I don't just want a snack; I need something substantial.”

   “Teddy had a few crackers in his backpack, but he needed something more substantial if he was to survive a three-day trek.”

   “Baby, instant soup doesn't really grab me / Today I need something more sub-sub-sub-substantial / A can of beans or black-eyed peas, some Nescafe and ice”

noun

1. Anything having substance; an essential part.