material
Meaning
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- Having to do with matter; consisting of matter.
- Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.
- Significant.
Synonyms
soft goods
piece of cloth
written material
joke material
Cheviot
of import
raw stuff
refractory material
rough material
pecuniar
crude material
input material
goods and materials
fire resisting material
flame-proof material
material assets
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ma‧te‧ri‧al
Pronounced as (IPA)
/məˈtɪə.ɹi.əl/
Etymology
From Middle English material, from Late Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria (“wood, material, substance”), from māter (“mother”). Displaced native Middle English andweorc, andwork (“material, matter”) (from Old English andweorc (“matter, substance, material”)). Doublet of materiel.
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