substance vs worth

substance

noun
  • Material possessions; estate; property; resources. 

  • Physical matter; material. 

  • Hypostasis. 

  • Drugs (illegal narcotics) 

  • Substantiality; solidity; firmness. 

  • The essential part of anything; the most vital part. 

  • A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. 

verb
  • To give substance to; to make real or substantial. 

worth

noun
  • Wealth, fortune, riches, property, possessions. 

  • Value. 

  • Merit, excellence. 

  • An amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time. 

adj
  • Deserving of. 

  • Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for. 

  • Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating. 

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