substantial vs very

substantial

adj
  • Not imaginary; real; actual; true; veritable. 

  • Most important; essential. 

  • Having a substance; actually existing. 

  • Corporeal; material; firm. 

  • Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy. 

  • Satisfying; having sufficient substance to be nourishing or filling. 

  • Large in size, quantity, or value; ample; significant. 

  • Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm. 

noun
  • Anything having substance; an essential part. 

very

adj
  • True, real, actual. 

  • The same; identical. 

  • With limiting effect: mere. 

adv
  • Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true. 

  • Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect. 

  • To a great extent or degree. 

How often have the words substantial and very occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )