English adjective: material |
| 1. | material concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests |
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| Samples | Material possessions.
Material wealth.
Material comforts.
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| Similar | secular, temporal, worldly |
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| Antonyms | unworldly |
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| 2. | material derived from or composed of matter |
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| Samples | The material universe.
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| Similar | physical, physical |
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| See also | material, real, substantial |
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| Attribute | corporality, corporeality, materiality, physicalness |
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| Antonyms | nonmaterial, immaterial |
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| 3. | material directly relevant to a matter especially a law case |
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| Samples | His support made a material difference.
Evidence material to the issue at hand.
Facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts.
A material witness.
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| Similar | crucial |
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| Antonyms | immaterial |
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| 4. | material concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being |
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| Samples | Material needs.
The moral and material welfare of all good citizens.
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| Similar | physical |
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| Antonyms | mental |
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| 5. | material having material or physical form or substance |
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| Samples | That which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible.
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| Synonyms | corporeal |
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| Similar | bodied, bodily, corporal, corporate, embodied, incarnate, reincarnate |
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| See also | bodied |
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| Attribute | corporality, corporeality, materiality, physicalness |
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| Antonyms | incorporeal, immaterial |
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| 6. | material having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary |
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| Samples | The substantial world.
A mere dream, neither substantial nor practical.
Most ponderous and substantial things.
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| Synonyms | real, substantial |
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| See also | material |
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| Attribute | solidness, substantiality, substantialness |
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| Antonyms | insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal |
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English noun: material |
| 1. | material (substance) the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
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| Samples | Coal is a hard black material.
Wheat is the stuff they use to make bread.
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| Synonyms | stuff |
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| Broader (hypernym) | substance |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | abradant, abrasive, abrasive material, adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material, aggregate, ammunition, animal material, atom, ballast, bedding, bedding material, bimetal, builder, chemical, chemical substance, color, coloring material, colour, colouring material, composite material, conductor, contaminant, contamination, corpuscle, detergent builder, detritus, diamagnet, dielectric, discharge, dust, earth, elastomer, emission, fiber, fibre, fill, filling, floc, floccule, fluff, foam, ground, HAZMAT, homogenate, humate, impregnation, insulator, litter, mineral, molecule, mote, nonconductor, packing, packing material, paper, particle, particulate, particulate matter, plant material, plant substance, precursor, radioactive material, raw material, rind, rock, sealing material, sorbate, sorbent, sorbent material, speck, staple, stone, thickener, thickening, toner, translucent substance, transparent substance, undercut, vernix, vernix caseosa, wad, wadding, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product |
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| 2. | material (communication) information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form |
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| Samples | The archives provided rich material for a definitive biography.
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| Broader (hypernym) | info, information |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | copy, rehash |
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| 3. | material (artifact) artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers |
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| Samples | The fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent.
Woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC.
She measured off enough material for a dress.
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| Synonyms | cloth, fabric, textile |
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| Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | aba, acrylic, Aertex, alpaca, bagging, baize, basket weave, batik, batiste, belting, bombazine, boucle, broadcloth, broadcloth, brocade, buckram, bunting, calico, cambric, camel's hair, camelhair, camlet, camo, camouflage, canopy, Canton flannel, canvas, canvass, cashmere, cerecloth, challis, chambray, chenille, chiffon, chino, chintz, coating, cobweb, cord, corduroy, cotton, cotton flannel, crape, crepe, cretonne, crinoline, damask, denim, diamante, diaper, dimity, doeskin, drapery, duck, duffel, duffle, dungaree, durable press, elastic, etamin, etamine, faille, felt, fiber, fibre, flannel, flannelette, fleece, foulard, frieze, fustian, gabardine, georgette, gingham, grogram, grosgrain, hair, haircloth, herringbone, homespun, hopsack, hopsacking, horsehair, imitation leather, jaconet, jacquard, jean, khaddar, khadi, khaki, knit, lace, lame, leatherette, linen, linsey-woolsey, lint, lisle, macintosh, mackinaw, mackintosh, madras, marseille, mesh, meshing, meshwork, metallic, mohair, moire, moleskin, monk's cloth, moquette, moreen, motley, mousseline de sole, muslin, nankeen, net, network, ninon, nylon, oilcloth, olive drab, organza, paisley, panting, pepper-and-salt, percale, permanent press, piece of cloth, piece of material, pilot cloth, pina cloth, pinstripe, pique, plaid, plush, polyester, pongee, poplin, print, quilting, rayon, rep, repp, sackcloth, sacking, sailcloth, samite, sateen, satin, satinet, satinette, screening, scrim, seersucker, serge, shag, shantung, sharkskin, sheeting, shirting, shirttail, silesia, silk, spandex, sponge cloth, stammel, suede, suede cloth, suiting, swan's down, taffeta, tammy, tapa, tapestry, tapis, tappa, tartan, terry, terry cloth, terrycloth, ticking, toweling, towelling, trousering, tweed, twill, upholstery material, Velcro, velour, velours, velvet, velveteen, vicuna, Viyella, voile, vulcanized fiber, wash-and-wear, watered-silk, waterproof, web, webbing, whipcord, wincey, wire cloth, wool, woolen, woollen, worsted, yoke |
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| Part holonym | edging, hem |
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| Substance holonym | filling, pick, warp, weft, woof |
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| 4. | material (artifact) things needed for doing or making something |
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| Samples | Writing materials.
Useful teaching materials.
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| Broader (hypernym) | equipment |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | packaging, railing, roofing |
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| 5. | material (person) a person judged suitable for admission or employment |
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| Samples | He was university material.
She was vice-presidential material.
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| Broader (hypernym) | applicant, applier |
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