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   Ma·te·ri·al

   /məˈtirēəl/

   

   noun

   • 1. the matter from which a thing is or can be made: "goats can eat more or less any plant material" Similar mattersubstancestuffmedium
   • ▪ things needed for an activity: "cleaning materials" Similar thingsitemsarticlesstuffnecessariesinformal:gubbins
   • ▪ a person of a specified quality or suitability: "he's not really Olympic material" Similar thingsitemsarticlesstuffnecessariesinformal:gubbins
   • 2. facts, information, or ideas for use in creating a book or other work: "there is much good material here for priests to use in sermons" Similar informationdatafactsfacts and figuresstatisticsevidencesubject matterideasdetailsparticularsbackgroundnotesdocumentationdocumentspapersinformal:infodeetsdopelowdowndirtgen
   • ▪ items, especially songs or jokes, comprising a performer's act: "a band playing original material"
   • 3. cloth or fabric: "a piece of dark material" Similar fabricclothstufftextiles

   adjective

   • 1. denoting or consisting of physical objects rather than the mind or spirit: "the material world" Similar physicalcorporealtangiblenonspiritualmundaneworldlyearthlytemporalconcreterealsolidsubstantialsecularlayrare:sublunaryOpposite spiritualabstract
   • ▪ concerned with physical needs or desires: "material living standards have risen" Similar sensualcarnalmaterialisticcorporalfleshlyphysicalbodilyOpposite aestheticintellectual
   • ▪ concerned with the matter of reasoning, not its form: "political conflict lacks mathematical or material certitude"
   • 2. important; essential; relevant: "the insects did not do any material damage to the crop" Similar significantmajorimportantof consequenceconsequentialmomentousweightyvitalessentialkeymeaningfulOpposite unimportantinsignificantinconsequential
   • ▪ (of evidence or a fact) significant, influential, or relevant, especially to the extent of determining a cause or affecting a judgment: "information that could be material to a murder inquiry" Similar relevantapplicablepertinentappositegermaneaproposto the pointto the purposead remrare:appurtenantOpposite immaterialirrelevant

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘relating to matter’): from late Latin materialis, adjective from Latin materia ‘matter’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMATERIAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a physical substance that things can be made from: building materials, such as stone. Crude oil is used as the raw (= basic) material for making plastics. Fewer examples. The meteorites contained only inorganic material. Clay is a very plastic material. Uranium is a radioactive material.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMATERIAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · material in British English. (məˈtɪərɪəl ) noun. 1. the substance of which a thing is made or composed; component or constituent matter. raw material. 2. facts, notes, etc, that a finished work may be based on or derived from. enough material for a book.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › materialMaterial - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of material. noun. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object. “coal is a hard black material ” synonyms: stuff. see more. noun. things needed for doing or making something. “writing materials ” “useful teaching materials ” see more. adjective. having material or physical form or substance.

5. www.britannica.com › dictionary › materialMaterial Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of MATERIAL. 1. a : a substance from which something is made or can be made. [count] building materials. paper, plastic, or other materials. [noncount] small pieces of material. hard material like stone. — see also raw material. b : a substance that has a particular quality. [count] a sticky material.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmaterial noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of material noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. material. noun. OPAL W OPAL S. /məˈtɪəriəl/ /məˈtɪriəl/ [countable, uncountable] a substance that things can be made from. building materials (= bricks, sand, glass, etc.) Every item we sell is made out of recycled material.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMATERIAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   a solid substance from which things can be made: building materials. Crude oil is used as the raw material for making plastics. Fewer examples. Organic material releases nutrients into the soil. Steel is an important construction material. Bricks have been used as a building material for thousands of years.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmaterial adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   [only before noun] connected with the physical world rather than with the mind or spirit. the material world. opposite immaterial. (formal or law) important and needing to be considered. material evidence/facts. We must allow all material considerations to be taken into account.