substantialness

Quality of solidity

The quality of being substantial—having real weight, importance, or solidity.

Substantialness applies to physical things with heft and presence, but more often to abstract matters: the substantialness of an argument, a meal, an inheritance.

The substantialness of her contribution couldn't be denied.

The word is formal and somewhat awkward; most speakers prefer substance or solidity.

physicality

solidity

Firmness of structure

  • densityMass-to-volume ratio
  • heftPerceived mass, substance
  • massQuantity of matter

bulk · thickness · firmness · sturdiness · robustness · heaviness · compactness · tangibility · corporeality · palpability

importance

significance

Quality of mattering

meaningfulness · gravitas · seriousness · noteworthiness · prominence · relevance · materiality · essentialness · criticality · vitality

richness

depth

Distance below surface

denseness · meatiness · nourishment · filling · satiating · wholesomeness · robustness · body · creaminess · lusciousness

magnitude

size

Physical extent or dimensions

breadth · amplitude · dimension · proportion · vastness · enormity · immensity · grandeur · volume · capacity

Opposites
physical solidity and material presence

substantialnessflimsiness

Lack of strength

insubstantiality · filminess · wispiness · thinness · immateriality

significance and importance

substantialnesstriviality

Unimportant small matter

insignificance · inconsequentiality · unimportance · meaninglessness · pettiness

quantity or amount

substantialnessmeagerness

Insufficiency in amount

scantiness · insufficiency · paucity · slightness · inadequacy

Family

substance, substantial, existential, subsistence, insubstantial, substantiate, substantially, substantiation, substantiated

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G