material

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Etymology

From Middle English material from Late Latin materialis, from Latin materia "wood, material, substance" from mater "mother". Displaced native Middle English andweorc, andwork "material, matter" (from Old English andweorc "matter, substance, material").

Adjective

material (comparative more material, superlative most material)

  1. Having to do with matter.
    This compound has a number of interesting material properties.
  2. Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.
    Don't let material concerns get in the way of living a good life.
  3. Significant.
    You've made several material contributions to this project.
    This is the most material fact in this lawsuit.

Antonyms

Noun

Wikipedia has an article on: Material

Wikipedia material (plural materials)

  1. Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.
    Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads.
  2. Text written for a specific purpose.
    We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline.
  3. A sample or specimens for study.
    • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page vii
      With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get […]
  4. Cloth to be made into a garment.
    You'll need about a yard of material to make this.
  5. A person who is qualified for a certain position or activity.
    Joe Manchin is a great governor, and I also believe he is presidential material.

Synonyms

Translations

matter
text
  • Hebrew: חומר he(he) (khomer) m.
  • Japanese: 資料 (shiryō), 題材 (daizai)
  • Norwegian: stoff no(no)
  • Swedish: material sv(sv) n.
sample or specimens for study
cloth
person
  • Japanese: 人材 ja(ja) (jinzai)
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Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Latin materialis

Noun

material m. (plural materials)

  1. material

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Latin materialis

Noun

material

  1. material

Declension

declension of material
nominative material
genitive materialnıñ
dative materialğa
accusative materialnı
locative materialda
ablative materialdan

References

Galician

Noun

material m. (plural materiais)

  1. material

Spanish

Adjective

material m. and f. (plural materiales)

  1. material

Noun

material m. (plural materiales)

  1. material

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