Material (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
  2. anything that serves as crude or raw matter to be used or developed: Wood pulp is the raw material from which paper is made.
  3. any constituent element.
  4. a textile fabric: material for a dress.
  5. a group of ideas, facts, data, etc., that may provide the basis for or be incorporated into some integrated work: to gather material for a history of North Carolina;to write material for a comedy show.
  6. the articles or apparatus needed to make or do something: writing materials.
  7. a person considered as having qualities suited to a particular sphere of activity: The boy's teachers did not think he was college material.
adjective
  1. formed or consisting of matter; physical; corporeal: the material world.
  2. relating to, concerned with, or involving matter: material forces.
  3. pertaining to the physical rather than the spiritual or intellectual aspect of things: material comforts.
  4. pertaining to or characterized by an undue interest in corporeal things; unspiritual.
  5. characterized by an overriding interest in wealth and possessions and the consumption of luxury goods and services: You could probably call him a material guy, as he’s had expensive tastes and a lust for fashion from the time he was a kid.
  6. of substantial import; of much consequence; important: Your support will make a material difference in the success of our program.
  7. pertinent or essential (usually followed by to): a question not material to the subject at hand.
  8. likely to influence the determination of a case: material evidence.
  9. of or relating to matter as distinguished from form.
noun
  1. the substance of which a thing is made or composed; component or constituent matter
  2. facts, notes, etc, that a finished work may be based on or derived from
  3. cloth or fabric
  4. a person who has qualities suitable for a given occupation, training, etc
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or composed of physical substance; corporeal
  2. composed of or relating to physical as opposed to mental or spiritual substance
  3. of, relating to, or affecting economic or physical wellbeing
  4. of or concerned with physical rather than spiritual interests
  5. of great import or consequence
  6. relevant
  7. of or relating to matter as opposed to form
  8. relevant to the issue before court: applied esp to facts or testimony of much significance
Material (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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