That in which qualities exist; essential part; body; matter; property.
That in which qualities or attributes exist: that which constitutes anything what it is: the essential part: body: matter: property.
But the saving of space is not by the sacrifice of substance or of style. "Admiral Farragut", A. T. Mahan.
But the saving of space is not by the sacrifice of substance or of style.
Yet she felt herself to be both the cause and the substance "Trumps", George William Curtis.
Yet she felt herself to be both the cause and the substance
To be in suspense or uncertainty; pause; vacillate; stammer. ...