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Material World Adjective Bre Məˈtɪəriəl Məˈtɪriəl Comforts Circumstances

Word material
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / məˈtɪəriəl / NAmE / məˈtɪriəl /
Example
  • material comforts
  • changes in your material circumstances
  • the material world
  • we must allow all material considerations to be taken into account.
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material

(adjective)BrE / məˈtɪəriəl / NAmE / məˈtɪriəl /
  1. connected with money, possessions, etc. rather than with the needs of the mind or spirit
    • opposite spiritual
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/spiritual_1
    • material comforts
    • changes in your material circumstances
  2. connected with the physical world rather than with the mind or spirit
    • opposite immaterial
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/immaterial
    • the material world
    • We must allow all material considerations to be taken into account.
  3. important and needing to be considered
    • see also immaterial
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/immaterial
    • material evidence
    • She omitted information that was material to the case.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (in the sense ‘relating to matter’): from late Latin materialis, adjective from Latin materia ‘matter’.
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