noun
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
Synonyms
Examples
- coal is a hard black material
- wheat is the stuff they use to make bread
noun
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
Examples
- the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography
noun
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
noun
things needed for doing or making something
Examples
- writing materials
- useful teaching materials
noun
a person judged suitable for admission or employment
Examples
- he was university material
- she was vice-presidential material
adjective
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
Examples
- material possessions
- material wealth
- material comforts
adjective
derived from or composed of matter
Examples
- the material universe
adjective
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
Examples
- 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
adjective
concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
Examples
- material needs
- the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"- T.Roosevelt
adjective
having material or physical form or substance
Synonyms
Examples
- that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett
adjective
having substance or capable of being treated as fact
Synonyms
Examples
- not imaginary
- the substantial world
- a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical
- The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against
adjective
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
Examples
- material possessions
- material wealth
- material comforts
adjective
derived from or composed of matter
Examples
- the material universe
adjective
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
Examples
- 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
adjective
concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
Examples
- material needs
- the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"- T.Roosevelt
adjective
having material or physical form or substance
Synonyms
Examples
- that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett
adjective
having substance or capable of being treated as fact
Synonyms
Examples
- not imaginary
- the substantial world
- a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical
- The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against
adjective
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
Examples
- material possessions
- material wealth
- material comforts
adjective
derived from or composed of matter
Examples
- the material universe
adjective
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
Examples
- 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
adjective
concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
Examples
- material needs
- the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"- T.Roosevelt
adjective
having material or physical form or substance
Synonyms
Examples
- that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett
adjective
having substance or capable of being treated as fact
Synonyms
Examples
- not imaginary
- the substantial world
- a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical
- The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against