substância

See also: substancia and substància

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin substantia (“substance, essence”), from substāns, present active participle of substō (“stand under; exist”), from sub + stō (“stand”). Doublet of sustância and sustança<t:sustenance>.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.bisˈtɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [su.bisˈtɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /su.bisˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/, /subsˈtɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [subsˈtɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /subsˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.bisˈtɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [su.bisˈtɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /su.bisˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/, /subsˈtɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [subsˈtɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /subsˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /su.biʃˈtɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [su.biʃˈtɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /su.biʃˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/, /subʃˈtɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [subʃˈtɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /subʃˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /subsˈtɐ̃.si.a/ [subsˈtɐ̃.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /subsˈtɐ̃.sja/, /su.bisˈtɐ̃.si.a/ [su.bisˈtɐ̃.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /su.bisˈtɐ̃.sja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /subʃˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/ [suβʃˈtɐ̃.sjɐ]

• Hyphenation: subs‧tân‧ci‧a

Noun

substância f (plural substâncias)

1. substance; physical matter

   Synonym: matéria

2. substance (the essential part of anything)

   Synonyms: conteúdo, essência

3. (of an idea or concept) the power to influence others or to be groundbreaking

   Synonym: força

Derived terms

• em substância
• substância ativa
• substância branca
• substância cinzenta
• substância fundamental
• substância intersticial

Related terms

• substanciadamente
• substanciado
• substancial
• substancialismo
• substancializar
• substanciar
• substanciário
• substancioso
• substantificação
• substantificar
• substantífico
• substantivo