non-substantive

noun Grammar.

1. a noun.
2. a pronoun or other word or phrase functioning or inflected like a noun.

adjective

3. Grammar.
   1. pertaining to substantives.
   2. used in a sentence like a noun: a substantive adjective.
   3. expressing existence: “to be” is a substantive verb.
4. having independent existence; independent.
5. belonging to the real nature or essential part of a thing; essential.
6. real or actual.
7. of considerable amount or quantity.
8. possessing substance; having practical importance, value, or effect: substantive issues under discussion.
9. Law. pertaining to the rules of right which courts are called on to apply, as distinguished from rules of procedure (opposed to adjective).
10. (of dye colors) attaching directly to the material without the aid of a mordant (opposed to adjective).

noun

1. grammar a noun or pronoun used in place of a noun

adjective

2. of, relating to, containing, or being the essential element of a thing
3. having independent function, resources, or existence
4. of substantial quantity
5. solid in foundation or basis
6. grammar denoting, relating to, or standing in place of a noun
7. (səbˈstæntɪv) relating to the essential legal principles administered by the courts, as opposed to practice and procedureCompare adjective (def. 3)
8. (səbˈstæntɪv) (of a dye or colour) staining the material directly without use of a mordant

adj.late 15c., “standing by itself,” from Old French substantif, from Late Latin substantivum, neuter of Latin substantivus “of substance or being,” from substantia (see substance). The grammatical term (late 14c.) was introduced by the French to denote the noun in contradistinction to the adjective, from Latin nomen substantivum “name or word of substance.”