material

adjective

  1. 1

    having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary

    the substantial world

    a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical

  2. 2

    derived from or composed of matter

    the material universe

  3. 3

    having material or physical form or substance

    that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett

  4. 4

    directly relevant to a matter especially a law case

    his support made a material difference

    evidence material to the issue at hand

  5. 5

    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

  6. 6

    concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

    material possessions

    material wealth

noun

  1. 1

    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

    the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent

    woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC

  2. 2

    things needed for doing or making something

    writing materials

    useful teaching materials

  3. 3

    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

  4. 4

    a person judged suitable for admission or employment

    he was university material

    she was vice-presidential material

  5. 5

    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

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