Definition
Meaning of 'material'
Meaning of 'material' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Material 
[ a.]
- Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical;
as, material substance or bodies. [ a.]- 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. [ n.]3. Material [ v. t.]
- To form from matter; to materialize. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'material' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. material [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
- 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
- a person judged suitable for admission or employment
Example in sentence:
- he was university material;
- she was vice-presidential material
Meaning (3):
- information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
- 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 (4):
- artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- 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 (5):
- things needed for doing or making something
- things needed for doing or making something
Example in sentence:
- useful teaching materials;
- writing materials
2. material [ a]
[ a]Meaning (6):
- directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
- 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 material or physical form or substance
- having material or physical form or substance
Example in sentence:
- that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible
Meaning (8):
- derived from or composed of matter
- derived from or composed of matter
Example in sentence:
- the material universe
Meaning (9):
- having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
- 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
3. material [ s]
[ s]Meaning (10):
- concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
- 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
Meaning (11):
- concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
- concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
Example in sentence:
- material comforts;
- material possessions;
- material wealth
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