substance

Meaning of substance in English

Noun

1. anything that you can see or touch, not merely imagined; touchable reality

Ghosts have no substance.

2. what something is made of

This substance consists of only one element.

3. a particular type of matter

chemical substances
a poisonous substance

4. the most important part of something; real content

His speech is all form, no substance.

5. the general meaning of something spoken or written; main point

the substance of his speech