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Meaning of 'material' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Material [ a.]
- Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.
- Hence: Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of man, as distinguished from the mental or moral nature; relating to the bodily wants, interests, and comforts.
- Of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of cinsequence; not be dispensed with; important.
- Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See Matter.
2 . Material [ n.]
- The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made.
3 . Material [ v. t.]
- To form from matter; to materialize.

Meaning of 'material' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . material [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
Example in sentence:
  • coal is a hard black material;
  • wheat is the stuff they use to make bread
Meaning (2):
- a person judged suitable for admission or employment
Example in sentence:
  • he was university material;
  • she was vice-presidential material
Meaning (3):
- artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Example in sentence:
  • she measured off enough material for a dress;
  • the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent;
  • woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC
Meaning (4):
- information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
Example in sentence:
  • the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography
Meaning (5):
- things needed for doing or making something
Example in sentence:
  • useful teaching materials;
  • writing materials
6 . material [ a]
Meaning (6):
- directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
Example in sentence:
  • a material witness;
  • evidence material to the issue at hand;
  • facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts;
  • his support made a material difference
Meaning (7):
- having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
Example in sentence:
  • a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical;
  • the substantial world;
  • The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against
Meaning (8):
- having material or physical form or substance
Example in sentence:
  • that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible
Meaning (9):
- derived from or composed of matter
Example in sentence:
  • the material universe
10 . material [ s]
Meaning (10):
- concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
Example in sentence:
  • material comforts;
  • material possessions;
  • material wealth
Meaning (11):
- concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
Example in sentence:
  • material needs;
  • the moral and material welfare of all good citizens

Nearby Words:

mat matachin mataco matador matadore matagasse matamata matanza match match-cloth

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