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substantial

/səbˈstænʃəl/ noun C2
  1. Anything having substance; an essential part.

Plural substantials

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The keeper was so stupefied at this scene that he took Andrea by the hands and began examining his person, attributing the sudden submission of the inmates of the Lions’ Den to something more substantial than mere fascination.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1039 · C1
Rachel deposited her substantial person upon the stone bench by the door, behind which grew a row of tall pink and yellow hollyhocks, with a long breath of mingled weariness and relief.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 324 · C1
“All this she must possess,” added Darcy; “and to all she must yet add something more substantial in the improvement of her mind by extensive reading.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 42 · B2
She could see him instantly before her, in every charm of air and address, but she could remember no more substantial good than the general approbation of the neighbourhood, and the regard which his social powers had gained him in the mess.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 239 · B2

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