material
adjective
- 1
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
the substantial world
a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical
- 2
derived from or composed of matter
the material universe
- 3
having material or physical form or substance
that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett
- 4
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
his support made a material difference
evidence material to the issue at hand
- 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
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
material possessions
material wealth
noun
- 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
things needed for doing or making something
writing materials
useful teaching materials
- 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
a person judged suitable for admission or employment
he was university material
she was vice-presidential material
- 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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