Material — synonyms, material antonyms, definition

1. material (a)

actual bodily carnal concrete consequential considerable corporal corporeal discernible essential existent external extraneous extrinsic fleshly human important incarnate meaningful measurable • • •

2. material (Noun)

account assortment body character cloth collection component data element essence excerpt fabric facts figures foundation framework information kit literature make up • • •

material (Noun) — The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object. ex. "coal is a hard black material"

material (Noun) — Information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form. ex. "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"

material (Noun) — Artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers. ex. "she measured off enough material for a dress"

material (Noun) — Things needed for doing or making something. ex. "writing materials" ex. "useful teaching materials"

material (Noun) — A person judged suitable for admission or employment. ex. "he was university material" ex. "she was vice-presidential material"

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3. material (Adjective)

immaterial

material (Adjective) — Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests. ex. "material possessions" ex. "material wealth" ex. "material comforts"

material (Adjective) — Derived from or composed of matter. ex. "the material universe"

material (Adjective) — Directly relevant to a matter especially a law case. ex. "his support made a material difference" ex. "evidence material to the issue at hand" ex. "facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts" ex. "a material witness"

material (Adjective) — Concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being. ex. "material needs" ex. "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"

material (Adjective) — Having material or physical form or substance. ex. "that which is created is of necessity material and visible and tangible"

material (Adjective) — Having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary. ex. "the material world"

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