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ma·te·ri·al
 material
- pronunciation:
- m
ti
ri
l
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
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noun |
| definition 1: |
anything used for constructing or making something else.
- synonyms:
- stuff
- similar words:
- component, constituent, ingredient, matter, medium, raw material, substance
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| definition 2: |
cloth or fabric.
- synonyms:
- cloth, fabric, textile
- similar words:
- piece goods, tapestry, yard goods
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| definition 3: |
any group of ideas, sources, data, or the like that can be used to create a larger work.
material for my novel- synonyms:
- data, documentation, fodder, statistics
- similar words:
- information, notes, raw material
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| related words: |
data, information, lesson, literature, textile |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
important or relevant.
His presence made a material difference in the work.- synonyms:
- important, significant, substantial, substantive
- antonyms:
- immaterial, irrelevant
- similar words:
- concrete, consequential, pertinent, profound, relevant, vital, weighty
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| definition 2: |
of or pertaining to the physical or tangible.
the material and spiritual realms- synonyms:
- corporeal, earthly, physical, secular, temporal, worldly
- antonyms:
- immaterial, intangible, nonmaterial, spiritual
- similar words:
- carnal, concrete, mundane, palpable, phenomenal, substantive, tangible, terrestrial
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| definition 3: |
in law, relevant to the issues of a case.
- similar words:
- evidential, pertinent, relevant, to the point
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| related words: |
big, earthly, important, lay, objective, outward, real, secular, sensible, solid, substantial, temporal, worldly |
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