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Table of contents
1 English

1.1 Etymology

2 English

2.1 Noun

2.1.1 Synonyms
2.1.2 Translations

2.2 Intransitive verb

3 Translations

3.1 Idioms

3.1 Derived terms

English

Etymology

From Latin materia (matter, stuff, material), derivative of Latin mater (mother).

English

Noun

Matter

  1. The basic structural component of the universe. Matter always consists of a mass and a volume, and contains its mass times the speed of light squared in total energy stored.
  2. A kind of substance.
    vegetable matter
  3. A reason for concern; being amiss
    What's the matter?
  4. A situation.
    a trivial matter
  5. A cause.
    a matter for concern
  6. (Neurology) Gray and white matter are the two nerve tissue types that comprise the brain and spinal cord.

Synonyms

Translations

Intransitive verb

Matter

  1. Being important.
    The only thing that matters to Jim is being rich.

Translations

Idioms

As a matter of fact —

Actually

For that matter —

In regards to

No matter —

In spite of

Derived terms

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WordNet Definitions

The noun "matter" has six senses: The verb "matter" has one sense:

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