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material - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
material
Definition
(noun) the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
Synonyms
:
stuff
Example Sentence
coal is a hard black material
wheat is the stuff they use to make bread
Definition
(noun) information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
Example Sentence
the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography
Definition
(noun) artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Synonyms
:
cloth
,
fabric
,
textile
Example Sentence
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
Definition
(noun) things needed for doing or making something
Example Sentence
writing materials
useful teaching materials
Definition
(noun) a person judged suitable for admission or employment
Example Sentence
he was university material
she was vice-presidential material
Definition
(adj) concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
Example Sentence
material possessions
material wealth
material comforts
Definition
(adj) derived from or composed of matter
Example Sentence
the material universe
Definition
(adj) directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
Example Sentence
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
Definition
(adj) concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
Example Sentence
material needs
the moral and material welfare of all good citizens
Definition
(adj) having material or physical form or substance
Synonyms
:
corporeal
Example Sentence
that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible
Definition
(adj) having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
Synonyms
:
real
,
substantial
Example Sentence
the substantial world
a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical
most ponderous and substantial things
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text: What am I, not, uh, boyfriend material?
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