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1 English

1.1 Adjective
1.2 Noun
1.3 Related Terms

English

Adjective

Having to do with matter.
This compound has a number of interesting material properties.
Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.
Don't let material concerns get in the way of living a good life.
Significant.
You've made several material contributions to this project.

Noun

Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.
Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely-used material for roads.
Cloth to be made into a garment.
You'll need about a yard of material to make this.
(entertainment) Things written to be performed.
We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline.

Related Terms

matter
material breach
material science
materials science
raw material

WordNet Definitions

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1. material, stuff -- (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread").
2. material -- (information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form; "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography").
3. material -- (things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials").
4. fabric, cloth, material, textile -- (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress").
5. material -- (a person judged suitable for admission or employment; "he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material").

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1. material -- (concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts").
2. material (vs. immaterial) -- (derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe").
3. material (vs. immaterial) -- (directly relevant to a matter especially a law case; "his support made a material difference"; "evidence material to the issue at hand"; "facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts"; "a material witness").
4. material -- (concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being; "material needs"; "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"- T.Roosevelt).
5. corporeal (vs. incorporeal), material -- (having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett).
6. substantial (vs. insubstantial), real, material -- (having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare).

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