Analysis Complete

material

/ material /
adjective satellite/noun

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
"material possessions"
"material wealth"
"material comforts"
Similar:
worldly
noun Sense 2
things needed for doing or making something
"writing materials"
"useful teaching materials"
Type of:
equipment
Kinds of:
packaging railing roofing
noun Sense 3
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
"the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"
Type of:
information info
Kinds of:
rehash copy
noun Sense 4
a person judged suitable for admission or employment
"he was university material"
"she was vice-presidential material"
Type of:
applicant applier
noun Sense 5
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
"coal is a hard black material"
"wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
Type of:
substance matter
Kinds of:
rind atom molecule particle corpuscle
adjective satellite Sense 6
concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
"material needs"
"the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"- T.Roosevelt"
Similar:
physical
adjective Sense 7
derived from or composed of matter
"the material universe"
Similar:
physical tangible touchable
Opposites:
immaterial nonmaterial
See also:
substantial real
adjective Sense 8
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
"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"
Similar:
crucial relevant
Opposites:
immaterial
adjective Sense 9
having material or physical form or substance
"that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett"
Similar:
bodily bodied corporal corporate embodied incarnate reincarnate
Opposites:
incorporeal immaterial
See also:
bodied
adjective Sense 10
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
"the substantial world"
"a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"
"most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare"
Opposites:
insubstantial unsubstantial unreal
noun Sense 11
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
"the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"
"woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"
"she measured off enough material for a dress"
Type of:
artifact artefact
Kinds of:
aba aba cloth acrylic Aertex alpaca
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
14
Total Relationships
49
Times Searched
2
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worldly equipment packaging railing roofing information info rehash copy applicant applier substance