Grep of noun material
abrasive material
absorbent material
adhesive material
adsorbent material
animal material
bedding material
building material
coloring material
colouring material
combustible material
composite material
contrast material
covering material
fencing material
insulating material
material
material body
material breach
material possession
material resource
material witness
materialisation
materialism
materialist
materiality
materialization
materials handling
packing material
paving material
photographic material
piece of material
plant material
promotional material
radioactive material
raw material
reading material
roofing material
sealing material
sorbent material
upholstery material
waste material
waste of material
written material
Overview of noun material
The noun material has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (448) material, stuff -- (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")
2. (242) material -- (information (data or ideas or observations) that can be reworked into a finished form "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography")
3. (66) material -- (things needed for doing or making something "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials")
4. (34) fabric, cloth, material, textile -- (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
5. (4) material -- (a person judged suitable for admission or employment; "he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material")
Overview of adj material
The adj material has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (5) material -- (concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts")
2. (4) material -- (derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe")
3. (1) 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")
4. (1) 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.Roosevelt)
5. corporeal, material -- (having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett)
6. substantial, real, 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"- Shakespeare)
Antonyms of adj material
6 senses of material
Sense 1
material
INDIRECT (VIA worldly) -> unworldly
Sense 2
material (vs. immaterial)
immaterial (vs. material), nonmaterial
=> intangible, nonphysical
Sense 3
material (vs. immaterial)
immaterial (vs. material)
Sense 4
material
INDIRECT (VIA physical) -> mental
Sense 5
corporeal (vs. incorporeal), material
Sense 6
substantial (vs. insubstantial), real, material
Similarity of adj material
6 senses of material
Sense 1
material
=> worldly (vs. unworldly)
Sense 2
material (vs. immaterial)
=> physical, tangible, touchable
=> physical
Also See-> substantial#3, real#8, material#6
Sense 3
material (vs. immaterial)
=> crucial, relevant
Sense 4
material
=> physical (vs. mental)
Sense 5
corporeal (vs. incorporeal), material
=> bodily
=> bodied, corporal, corporate, embodied, incarnate
=> reincarnate
Also See-> bodied#1
Sense 6
substantial (vs. insubstantial), real, material
Also See-> material#2
Attributes of adj material
3 of 6 senses of material
Sense 2
material (vs. immaterial)
=> materiality, physicalness, corporeality
Sense 5
corporeal (vs. incorporeal), material
=> materiality, physicalness, corporeality
Sense 6
substantial (vs. insubstantial), real, material
=> substantiality, substantialness
Familiarity of adj material
material used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6)
Grep of adj material
immaterial
material
materialistic
nonmaterial
Overview of noun material
The noun material has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (448) material, stuff -- (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")
2. (242) material -- (information (data or ideas or observations) that can be reworked into a finished form "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography")
3. (66) material -- (things needed for doing or making something "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials")
4. (34) fabric, cloth, material, textile -- (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
5. (4) material -- (a person judged suitable for admission or employment; "he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material")
Overview of adj material
The adj material has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (5) material -- (concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts")
2. (4) material -- (derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe")
3. (1) 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")
4. (1) 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.Roosevelt)
5. corporeal, material -- (having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett)
6. substantial, real, 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"- Shakespeare)
material definition
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