material
/məˈtɪriəl/
adjective
- Relating to physical objects or money, rather than spiritual or emotional things.
- The company's material assets include buildings and equipment.
- She is not interested in material possessions.
- They focused on material wealth instead of happiness.
- Important and relevant to a situation or decision.
- Only material facts should be included in the report.
- This evidence is material to the case.
- The judge said the information was not material to the trial.
- Relating to the physical world rather than the mind or spirit.
- Our material needs are food, water, and shelter.
- The material world is governed by the laws of physics.
- He studied the material causes of the disease.
Antonyms
noun
- A physical substance that things can be made from.
- The artist used recycled materials for her sculpture.
- We need to buy more material to finish the curtains.
- Wood is a common building material.
- Information or ideas used for a particular purpose, such as writing, study, or research.
- The comedian used everyday life as material for his jokes.
- The journalist gathered material for her article.
- This textbook provides good study material for the exam.
- Cloth or fabric.
- She chose a soft cotton material for the dress.
- This material is too thin for winter clothes.
- The store sells material for making quilts.