1. material(n = noun.substance) 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"
is a kind of substance
has particulars: ballast, bedding, bedding material, litter, rind, precursor, atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck, ammunition, floc, floccule, hazmat, aggregate, raw material, staple, sorbate, sorbent, sorbent material, diamagnet, mineral, rock, stone, adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material, sealing material, animal material, fluff, bimetal, abradant, abrasive, abrasive material, chemical, chemical substance, composite material, conductor, dielectric, insulator, nonconductor, contaminant, contamination, particulate, particulate matter, dust, elastomer, earth, ground, discharge, emission, detritus, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product, fiber, fibre, fill, filling, foam, homogenate, humate, impregnation, paper, packing, packing material, wadding, color, coloring material, colour, colouring material, plant material, plant substance, radioactive material, thickener, thickening, toner, translucent substance, transparent substance, undercut, builder, detergent builder, vernix, vernix caseosa, wad
2. material(n = noun.communication) - 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"
is a kind of info, information
has particulars: rehash, copy
3. material(n = noun.artifact) cloth, fabric, textile - 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"
is a kind of artefact, artifact
has parts: edging, hem
has particulars: aba, acrylic, aertex, alpaca, baize, basket weave, batik, batiste, belting, bombazine, boucle, broadcloth, broadcloth, brocade, buckram, bunting, calico, cambric, camel's hair, camelhair, camlet, camo, camouflage, canopy, canvas, canvass, cashmere, cerecloth, challis, chambray, chenille, chiffon, chino, chintz, coating, cobweb, cord, corduroy, cotton, canton flannel, cotton flannel, crape, crepe, cretonne, crinoline, damask, denim, dungaree, jean, diamante, diaper, dimity, doeskin, drapery, duck, duffel, duffle, elastic, etamin, etamine, faille, felt, fiber, fibre, vulcanized fiber, flannel, flannelette, fleece, foulard, frieze, fustian, gabardine, georgette, gingham, grogram, grosgrain, hair, haircloth, herringbone, homespun, hopsack, hopsacking, horsehair, jaconet, jacquard, khaddar, khadi, khaki, knit, lace, lame, imitation leather, leatherette, linen, linsey-woolsey, lint, lisle, mackinaw, macintosh, mackintosh, madras, marseille, metallic, mohair, moire, watered-silk, moleskin, monk's cloth, moquette, moreen, motley, mousseline de sole, muslin, nankeen, mesh, meshing, meshwork, net, network, ninon, nylon, oilcloth, olive drab, organza, paisley, panting, trousering, pepper-and-salt, percale, durable press, permanent press, piece of cloth, piece of material, pilot cloth, pinstripe, pique, plush, polyester, pongee, poplin, print, quilting, rayon, rep, repp, sackcloth, bagging, sacking, sailcloth, samite, sateen, satin, satinet, satinette, screening, scrim, seersucker, serge, shag, shantung, sharkskin, sheeting, shirting, shirttail, silesia, silk, spandex, sponge cloth, stammel, suede, suede cloth, suiting, swan's down, taffeta, tammy, tapa, tappa, tapestry, tapis, plaid, tartan, terry, terry cloth, terrycloth, ticking, toweling, towelling, tweed, twill, upholstery material, velcro, velour, velours, velvet, velveteen, vicuna, viyella, voile, wash-and-wear, waterproof, web, webbing, whipcord, wincey, wire cloth, wool, woolen, woollen, worsted, yoke, pina cloth
4. material(n = noun.artifact) - things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"
is a kind of equipment
has particulars: packaging, railing, roofing
5. material(n = noun.person) - a person judged suitable for admission or employment; "he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material"
is a kind of applicant, applier
1. material(s = adj.all) - concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts"
2. material(a = adj.all) - derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe"
Antonym: immaterial
Derived form noun materiality2
3. material(a = adj.all) - 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"
Antonym: immaterial
Derived form noun materiality1
4. material(s = adj.all) - concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being; "material needs"; "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"
5. material(a = adj.all) corporeal - having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible"
Derived form noun materiality2
6. material(a = adj.all) real, substantial - 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"
1. Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies. [1913 Webster]
"The material elements of the universe." [1913 Webster]
2. Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of man, as distinguished from the
3. Of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of consequence; not be dispensed with; important; significant. [1913 Webster]
"Discourse, which was always material, never trifling." [1913 Webster]
"I shall, in the account of simple ideas, set down only such as are most material to our present purpose." [1913 Webster]
4. Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See Matter. [1913 Webster]
The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made. [1913 Webster]
To form from matter; to materialize. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
material, n. & adj.
--n.
1 the matter from which a thing is made.
2 cloth, fabric.
3 (in pl.) things needed for an activity (building materials; cleaning materials; writing materials).
4 a person or thing of a specified kind or suitable for a purpose (officer material).
5 (in sing. or pl.) information etc. to be used in writing a book etc. (experimental material; materials for a biography).
6 (in sing. or pl., often foll. by of) the elements or constituent parts of a substance.
--adj.
1 of matter; corporeal.
2 concerned with bodily comfort etc. (material well-being).
3 (of conduct, points of view, etc.) not spiritual.
4 (often foll. by to) important, essential, relevant (at the material time).
5 concerned with the matter, not the form, of reasoning.
Derivative:
materiality n.
Etymology:
ME f. OF materiel, -al, f. LL materialis f. L (as MATTER)
N materials, material, raw material, stuff, stock, staple, adobe, brown stone, chinking, clapboard, daubing, puncheon, shake, shingle, bricks and mortar, metal, stone, clay, brick crockery, compo, composition, concrete, reinforced concrete, cement, wood, ore, timber, materials, supplies, munition, fuel, grist, household stuff pabulum, ammunition, contingents, relay, reinforcement, reenforcement, baggage, means, calico, cambric, cashmere, raw, wooden, adobe.
N importance, consequence, moment, prominence, consideration, mark, materialness, import, significance, concern, emphasis, interest, greatness, superiority, notability, weight, value, usefulness, gravity, seriousness, solemnity, no joke, no laughing matter, pressure, urgency, stress, matter of life and death, memorabilia, notabilia, great doings, red-letter day, great thing, great point, main chance, the be all and the end all, cardinal point, substance, gist, sum and substance, gravamen, head and front, important part, principal part, prominent part, essential part, half the battle, sine qua non, breath of one's nostrils, cream, salt, core, kernel, heart, nucleus, keynote, keystone, corner stone, trump card, salient points, top sawyer, first fiddle, prima donna, chief, triton among the minnows, 'it', important, of importance, momentous, material, to the point, not to be overlooked, not to be despised, not to be sneezed at, egregious, weighty, of note, notable, prominent, salient, signal, memorable, remarkable, unforgettable, worthy of remark, worthy of notice, never to be forgotten, stirring, eventful, grave, serious, earnest, noble, grand, solemn, impressive, commanding, imposing, urgent, pressing, critical, instant, paramount, essential, vital, all-absorbing, radical, cardinal, chief, main, prime, primary, principal, leading, capital, foremost, overruling, of vital importance in the front rank, first-rate, superior, considerable, marked, rare, significant, telling, trenchant, emphatic, pregnant, tanti, materially, in the main, above all, kat' exochin, par excellence, to crown all, to beat all, expende Hannibalem!.
N materiality, materialness, corporeity, corporality, substantiality, substantialness, flesh and blood, plenum, physical condition, matter, body, substance, brute matter, stuff, element, principle, parenchyma, material, substratum, hyle, corpus, pabulum, frame, object, article, thing, something, still life, stocks and stones, materials, physics, somatology, somatics, natural philosophy, experimental philosophy, physicism, physical science, philosophie positive, materialism, materialist, physicist, somatism, somatist, material, bodily, corporeal, corporal, physical, somatic, somatoscopic, sensible, tangible, ponderable, palpable, substantial, objective, impersonal, nonsubjective, neuter, unspiritual, materialistic, materiality, materialness, corporeity, corporality, substantiality, substantialness, flesh and blood, plenum, physical condition, matter, body, substance, brute matter, stuff, element, principle, parenchyma, material, substratum, hyle, corpus, pabulum, frame, object, article, thing, something, still life, stocks and stones, materials, physics, somatology, somatics, natural philosophy, experimental philosophy, physicism, physical science, philosophie positive, materialism, materialist, physicist, somatism, somatist, material, bodily, corporeal, corporal, physical, somatic, somatoscopic, sensible, tangible, ponderable, palpable, substantial, objective, impersonal, nonsubjective, neuter, unspiritual, materialistic.
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, create from raw material, fencing material, insulating material, material body, material breach, material possession, material resource, material witness, packing material, paving material, photographic material, piece of material, plant material, promotional material, radioactive material, raw material, reading material, roofing material, sealing material, semiconducting material, sorbent material, upholstery material, waste material, waste of material, written material