substance
/ˈsəbstəns/
that which exists independently and underlies properties
substance in a sentence
“Aristotle distinguished substance from its accidental properties.”
Origin of substance
Latin substantia 'being, essence' from substare 'to stand under'
Related Words
essence
the fundamental nature that makes something what it is
modality
the study of necessity, possibility, and contingency
contingency
that which could have been otherwise
necessity
that which could not have been otherwise
nominalism
the view that universals are merely names, not real entities
realism
the view that abstract entities or universals exist independently