1. Content that is significant, meaningful, and contains important or essential information; material substance rather than superficial elements
The report lacked substantial content and was mostly filler.
O relatório carecia de conteúdo substancial e era principalmente preenchimento.
2. In legal or formal contexts, the core or essential elements of a matter, as opposed to procedural aspects
The court focused on the substantial content of the argument rather than technical formalities.
O tribunal se concentrou no conteúdo substancial do argumento em vez de formalidades técnicas.