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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)
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