Woman of substance?

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pl. tell me the meaning of the sentence.

SHE IS A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE.
IN THIS SENTENCE WHAT IS A MEANING OF SUBSTANCE.

HE TRIED TO OUTRAGE HER MODESTY.
IN THIS SENTENCE PLS TELL ME THE MEANING OF OUTRAGE,MODESTY.

PLS REPLY ME ASAP.

THANKS.
New Member29
1. a man/woman/person of substance = someone with a large amount of money or property

2. I know 'outrage' and 'modesty' but together, I think they mean something else. I would let others help.

Ryan
New Member33
" He tried to outrage her modesty " sounds like he attempted to make her lose her cool.Emotion: angry
Regular Member882
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He shouldn't have done that. It wasn't nice.Emotion: angry
Senior Member4,756
a woman of substance... notable, maybe even worthy of respect (maybe she is rich, powerful, or even strong in character)
Full Member116
Formally, outrage one's modesty refers to sexual harassment . This term is commomly used in SE Asian media .
women of substance:: according to my knowlegde it means beauty with brains.
Hi,

women of substance:: according to my knowlegde it means beauty with brains.

Sorry, no. It's a standard expression that almost always means 'wealthy women'. Please read the earlier explanations.

Clive
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