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List of meaning for material

matter or substance of which something can be made

material, stuff(noun)

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"

material(noun)

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"

fabric, cloth, material, textile(noun)

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

"the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

material(noun)

things needed for doing or making something

"writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"

material(adj)

a person judged suitable for admission or employment

"he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material"

material(adj)

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

"material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts"

material(adj)

derived from or composed of matter

"the material universe"

material(adj)

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"

material(adj)

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

corporeal, material(adj)

having material or physical form or substance

"that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett

substantial, real, material(adj)

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

relating to or composed of matter

there's no material evidence, such as a dead body, that a murder has been committed

having great meaning or lasting effect

there's no material difference between the two designs for the skyscraper: one's as bad as the other

having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven

people who worry more about material concerns than about spiritual ones

having to do with the matter at hand

that information, while fascinating, is not material to our discussion

of or relating to the human body

material needs such as food and warmth

the basic elements from which something can be developed

she's clearly movie star material

items needed for the performance of a task or activity

I have all the materials to build the mobile

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