Material - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |məˈtɪrɪəl|  American pronunciation of the word material
Brit.  |məˈtɪərɪəl|  British pronunciation of the word material

noun

- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (syn: stuff)
coal is a hard black 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
- artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers (syn: cloth, fabric, textile)
she measured off enough material for a dress
- things needed for doing or making something
writing materials
useful teaching materials
- a person judged suitable for admission or employment
he was university material
she was vice-presidential material

adjective

- concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
material possessions
material wealth
material comforts
- concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
material needs
the moral and material welfare of all good citizens

Extra examples

He is concerned only with his own material comforts.

The researchers included all data that was material.

Paper, plastic, or other materials

She was never without reading material.

The curtains required yards of expensive material.

This guy is good football material.

He's a not bad leadership material.

Animals depend on plant material for food.

Videos often make good teaching material.

His act contains a lot of new material.

Anita is collecting material for a novel.

The spiritual life is more important than material possessions.

According to some, the material world is all that exists.

Back a skirt with stiff material

Weekly quizzes will test your understanding of the material.

Word forms

noun
singular: material
plural: materials
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