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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
anything used for constructing or making something else.
Materials such as limestone, marble, and glass were used in vast amounts to build the cathedral.A lot of the material purchased for the construction project was never used.
- synonyms:
- stuff
- similar words:
- component, constituent, ingredient, matter, medium, raw material, substance
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| definition 2: |
cloth or fabric.
She's bought all the material to make her wedding dress.
- 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.
She gathered material for her novel by reading newspapers from the 1920s.- synonyms:
- data, documentation, fodder, statistics
- similar words:
- information, notes, raw material
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| definition 4: |
substance; matter.
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| related words: |
data, information, lesson, literature, textile |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
important or relevant.
The constant presence of loved ones made a material difference in the patient's recovery.- 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.
A priest must be concerned with both the material and the spiritual realms in order to be of service.- 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.
The witness held back information that was material to the 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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