form and substance



form and substance

structure and meaningful content. The first act of the play was one screaming match after another. It lacked form and substance throughout. Jane's report was good. The teacher commented on the excellent form and substance of the paper.
See also: and, form, substance

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Silvie-Czech
DaltonDAWL-tənEnglish
Lucineh-Armenian
Ciannait-Irish
Swapnil-Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Shai-Hebrew