The difference between Matter and Substance
When used as nouns, matter means the basic structural component of the universe. matter usually has mass and volume, whereas substance means physical matter.
When used as verbs, matter means to be important, whereas substance means to give substance to.
check bellow for the other definitions of Matter and Substance
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Matter as a noun (physics):
Substance, material. The basic structural component of the universe. Matter usually has mass and volume. Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles. (Non-antimatter matter). A kind of substance. Written material (especially in books or magazines). Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives , and becomes .
Examples:
"vegetable matter'"
"printed matter; He always took some reading matter with him on the plane."
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Matter as a noun:
A condition, subject or affair, especially one of concern.
Examples:
"What's the matter?; state matters'"
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Matter as a noun:
An approximate amount or extent.
Examples:
"I stayed for a matter of months."
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Matter as a noun (obsolete):
The essence; the pith; the embodiment.
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Matter as a noun (obsolete):
Inducing cause or reason, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing.
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Matter as a noun (dated):
Pus.
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Matter as a verb (intransitive):
To be important.
Examples:
"The only thing that matters to Jim is being rich."
"Sorry for pouring ketchup on your clean white shirt! - Oh, don't worry, it does not matter."
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Matter as a verb (transitive, obsolete, _, outside dialects):
To care about, to mind; to find important.
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Matter as a verb:
To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.
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Substance as a noun:
Physical matter; material.
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Substance as a noun:
The essential part of anything; the most vital part.
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Substance as a noun:
Substantiality; solidity; firmness.
Examples:
"Some textile fabrics have little substance."
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Substance as a noun:
Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
Examples:
"a man of substance'"
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Substance as a noun:
A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.
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Substance as a noun:
Drugs
Examples:
"'substance abuse"
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Substance as a noun (theology):
Hypostasis.
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Substance as a verb (rare, transitive):
To give substance to; to make real or substantial.