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ma·te·ri·al (m -tîr  -l)n.1. The substance or substances out of which a thing is or can be made. 2. Something, such as an idea or information, that is to be refined and made or incorporated into a finished effort: material for a comedy. 3. materials Tools or apparatus for the performance of a given task: writing materials. 4. Yard goods or cloth. 5. A person who is qualified or suited for a position or activity: The members of the board felt that she was vice-presidential material. adj.1. Of, relating to, or composed of matter. 2. Of, relating to, or affecting physical well-being; bodily: "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens" Theodore Roosevelt. 3. Of or concerned with the physical as distinct from the intellectual or spiritual: "Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world" Ralph Waldo Emerson. 4. Being both relevant and consequential; crucial: testimony material to the inquiry. See Synonyms at relevant. 5. Philosophy Of or relating to the matter of reasoning, rather than the form.
[Middle English, consisting of matter, material, from Old French, from Late Latin m terilis, from Latin mteria, matter; see mter- in Indo-European roots.]
ma·teri·al·ness n. |
material Noun 1. the substance of which a thing is made 2. cloth 3. ideas or notes that a finished work may be based on: the material of the story resembles an incident in his own life Adjective 1. concerned with or composed of physical matter or substance; not relating to spiritual or abstract things: the material universe 2. of or affecting economic or physical wellbeing: material prosperity 3. relevant or pertinent: material evidence
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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  material - 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"substance - the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes" ballast - any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship rind - the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating) precursor - a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction) ammunition - any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction floc, floccule - a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid HAZMAT - an abbreviation for `hazardous material' used on warning signs; "NO HAZMATS IN TUNNEL" aggregate - material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster sorbate - a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption sorbent, sorbent material - a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption diamagnet - a substance that exhibits diamagnetism mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition rock, stone - material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries" sealing material - any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface fluff - any light downy material bimetal - material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals composite material - strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory; fibers of more than one kind are bonded together chemically conductor - a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat particulate, particulate matter - a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant) dust - free microscopic particles of solid material; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust" elastomer - any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed) earth, ground - the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church" detritus - loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn filling, fill - any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench" foam - a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture homogenate - material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that has been ground and mixed); "liver homogenate" | | 2. | material - 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"rehash - old material that is slightly reworked and used again; "merely a dull rehash of his first novel" copy - material suitable for a journalistic account; "catastrophes make good copy" | | 3. |  material - 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"aba - a fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair Aertex - a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear alpaca - a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool baize - a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables basket weave - a cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket batik - a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted batiste - a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses belting - the material of which belts are made bombazine - a twilled fabric used for dresses; the warp is silk and the weft is worsted; "black bombazine is frequently used for mourning garments" boucle - a fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect broadcloth - a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib broadcloth - a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish brocade - thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern buckram - a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing bunting - a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc. calico - coarse cloth with a bright print cambric - a finely woven white linen camlet - a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair camo, camouflage - fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background canopy - the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air canvas, canvass - a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) cashmere - a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat cerecloth - a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud challis - a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed) chambray - a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp chenille - a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads chiffon - a sheer fabric of silk or rayon chino - a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms chintz - a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric coating - a heavy fabric suitable for coats cobweb - a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider corduroy, cord - a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton cotton - fabric woven from cotton fibers crape, crepe - a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface cretonne - an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies crinoline - a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing damask - a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it diamante - fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones diaper - a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures dimity - a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains doeskin - a fine smooth soft woolen fabric drapery - cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds duck - a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents edging - border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) | | 4. | material - things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"equipment - an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service railing - material for making rails or rails collectively roofing - material used to construct a roof | | 5. | material - a person judged suitable for admission or employment; "he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material"applicant, applier - a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission | | Adj. | 1. | material - concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts"worldly, secular, temporal - characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church" | | 2. | material - derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe"substantial, material, real - 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 nonmaterial, immaterial - not consisting of matter; "immaterial apparitions"; "ghosts and other immaterial entities" | | 3. | material - 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"immaterial - of no importance or relevance especially to a law case; "an objection that is immaterial after the fact" | | 4. | material - 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.Rooseveltphysical - involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance" | | 5. | material - having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowettbodied - having a body or a body of a specified kind; often used in combination; "strong-bodied"; "big-bodied" | | 6. | material - 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"- Shakespearematerial - derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe" |
material adjective 4. physical, worldly, solid, substantial, concrete, fleshly, bodily, tangible, palpable, corporeal, nonspiritual adjective 5. relevant, important, significant, essential, vital, key, serious, grave, meaningful, applicable, indispensable, momentous, weighty, pertinent, consequential, apposite, apropos, germane  Translationsmaterial [məˈtɪərɪəl] n (= substance) → materia (= equipment); material m (= cloth); tela, tejidomaterials npl → materiales mpl (= equipment etc); artículos mpl material [məˈtɪərɪəl] n (= substance) → matière f, matériau m (= cloth); tissu m, étoffe f (= information, data); données fplmaterials npl (= equipment) → matériaux mpl;
materialn material [məˈtiəriəl]1 anything out of which something is, or may be, made Tables are usually made from solid material such as wood.materiaalمادَّهсуровинаmateriálmaterialedas Materialυλικόmaterialmaterjalمادهmateriaalimatériauחוֹמֶרद्रव्यात्मकmaterijalanyagbahanefnimateriale材料재료, 원료medžiagamateriālsbahanmateriaalmaterialemateriałmaterialmaterialматериалmateriálmaterialmaterijalmaterialวัตถุmalzeme, madde材料матеріалمادہnguyên vật liệu材料 2 cloth I'd like three metres of blue woollen material.materiaalقِماشплатlátkastofder Stoffύφασμαtela, tejidokangasجنسkangastissuבַּדकपड़ाplatnoanyagkain(fata)efni, vefnaðarvaratessuto生地옷감medžiaga, audinysaudumskainstofstoff, tøymateriałtecidostofăматерияlátkablagomaterijaltygผ้าkumaş布料матерія, тканинаکپڑاvải布料 adj 1 consisting of solid(s), liquid(s), gas(es) or any combination of these the material world.materieelمادّيвещественhmotnýstoflig; materielmateriellυλικόςmaterialmateriaalneمادهaineellinenmatérielחוֹמֶרद्रव्यात्मकmaterijalananyagizatefnislegur, efnis-materiale物質の물질의, 물질적인materialusmateriālszatmaterieelmateriell, stoffligmaterialnymaterialmaterialматериальныйhmotnýsnovenmaterijalnimateriell, fysisk, påtaglig, konkretที่เกี่ยวข้องกับวัตถุmaddî, fiziksel物質的матеріальнийجسمانی مادہ، جو ٹھوس، سیال اور گیس پر مشتمل ہوvật chất物质的 2 belonging to the world; not spiritual He wanted material things like money, possessions and power.materieelمادّي، غير روحانيматериаленmateriálnímateriel; verdsligmateriellυλικός, μη πνευματικόςmaterialmateriaalneمادیmaallinenmatérielחוֹמרִיभौतिकstvarananyagimateriveraldlegur, veraldar-materiale物質的な실질적인, 세속적인materialinis, medžiaginismateriāls, mantiskskebendaanmaterieelverdslig, materiellmaterialnymaterialmaterialземной; материальныйmateriálnymaterialenmaterijalnimateriellในโลกของวัตถุdünyevî, maddesel olan世俗的，肉体的матеріальнийدنیاوی، جسمانی، مادیhữu hình物质上的 3 essential or important evidence that is material to his defence.noodsaaklikجَوْهَري، أساسي، مُهِمваженpodstatnýafgørende; vigtigwesentlichσημαντικός, ουσιώδηςimportante, esencial, fundamentaltähtisاساسیratkaisevaessentielחָשוּב, מַהוּתִיमहत्वपूर्ण एवं आवश्यकbitanlényegespentingmikilvægur, nauðsynleguressenziale, importante重要な중요한esminis, svarbusbūtisks, svarīgspentingrelevantavgjørende, betydningsfullistotnyfundamentalesenţialсущественный, важныйpodstatnýbistvenbitanväsentligสำคัญönemli重要的важливий, істотнийضروریsự cần thiết重要的 adv maˈteriallyto a great or important extent Circumstances have changed materially.wesenlikماديّاًважноvýrazně, silněafgørendeerheblichσημαντικάsensiblemente, considerablementeoluliseltاساسیmerkittävästisensiblementבְּאוֹפֶן מַהוּתִיभौतिक, द्रव्य पदार्थbitnolényegesen, jelentősensecara besar-besaranmerkjanlegasostanzialmente大いに크게, 엄청나게iš esmės, materialiaibūtiskisecara besar-besaranessentireelvesentlig, på en avgjørende måtew poważnym stopniuconsideravelmente(în mod) sensibilсущественно, значительноpodstatnebistvenoznačajnoi väsentlig grad, avsevärtทางวัตถุนิยมönemli ölçüde顯著地істотноقابل لحاظ طور پرcốt yếu显著地 v maˈterialize, *maˈterialise1 to take solid or bodily form The figure materialized as we watched with astonishment.verskynيَتَجَسَّدдобивам формаzhmotnit setage form; materialisere sigfeste Gestalt annehmenυλοποιούμαι, παίρνω σάρκα και οστάmaterializarsematerialiseerumaصورت خارجی به خود گرفتنaineellistuase matérialiserלְהִתגַשֵםमूर्त रूप देनाmaterijaliziratitestet öltmenjelma, terwujudlíkamnast, holdgastmaterializzarsi形を現わす모습을 드러내다ágyti materialø pavidalàmaterializētiesmenjelmazich materialiserenbli til virkelighet, stige frammaterializować sięmaterializar-sea se materializaматериализоватьсяzhmotniť sautelesitimaterijalizovatimaterialisera (uppenbara) sigทำให้เป็นจริงbelirmek, vücut bulmak出現﹐顯現матеріалізуватисяحقیقت بن جاناcụ thể hóa使物质化 2 (of something expected or hoped for) to happen I don't think her plans will materialize.verwesenlikيَتَحَقَّقосъществявам сеuskutečnit seblive til nogetsich verwirklichenπραγματοποιούμαι, υλοποιούμαιen realidad convertirseteostumaجامه عمل پوشیدنtoteutuase réaliserלְהִתמַמֵשवास्तविक होनाostvaritimegvalósulterjadi, terwujudverða að veruleikaconcretizzarsi, realizzarsi実現する실현되다tapti tikrove, ávyktiīstenotiesterjadizich verwezenlijkenbli noe avziścić siętornar-se realidadea se realizaосуществлятьсяuskutočniť sauresničiti seostvaritiförverkligas, gå i uppfyllelseกลายเป็นจริงgerçekleşmek實現здійснюватися, втілюватися в життяاصلیت میں ڈھل جاناhiện thực hóa实现 n maˌterialiˈzation, *maˌterialiˈsationverwesenlikingتَجَسُّد، تَحْقيقосъществяванеrealizacematerialiseringdie Verkörperungυλοποίηση, πραγματοποίησηmaterializaciónteostumineمادی سازیtoteutuminenmatérialisationהִתגַשמוּתमूर्तिकरणmaterijalizacija, ostvarenjemegtestesítés; megvalósuláspenjelmaanholdgun; það að verða raunverulegurmaterializzazione具体化형상화, 실현tapimas realiu, materializacijamaterializācija; īstenošanāspenjelmaanmaterialisatievirkeliggjøringurzeczywistnienie, materializacjamaterializaçãomaterializareматериализация;осуществлениеrealizáciautelešenjematerijalizacijamaterialisering, förkroppsligande, förverkligandeการทำให้เป็นจริงmaddîleş(tir)me物質化матеріалізація; здійсненняتشکیلsự hiện thực hóa; sự cụ thể hóa物质化
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