material

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Synonyms: maternal, materiel, materia, manerial, immaterial, aerial, mysterial, lateral, materials, paternal, arterial

Antonyms: maternal, materiel, materia, manerial, immaterial, aerial, mysterial, lateral, materials, paternal, arterial

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. {{sid|en|concerning Q35758}} Of, relating to, or consisting of [[matter]], especially [[physical]].
2. Of, relating to, or affecting [[physical]] [[well-being]]; [[corporeal]]; [[bodily]].
3. {{lb|en|logic}} Of or relating to the [[matter]] of [[reasoning]], as distinguished from the [[form]] of it, especially [[empirical]].
4. {{lb|en|especially|law}} Having real [[importance]] or great [[consequence]]s; [[significant]]; [[substantial]].
5. Relating to or concerned with what is purely [[physical]] rather than [[intellectual]] or [[spiritual]], especially excessively so; [[materialistic]].
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Full of [[substance]] or otherwise [[meaning]].
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} In an [[important]] degree.

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q35758}} Any [[matter]] (as [[metal]], [[wood]], [[plastic]], [[fiber]], etc.) from which the [[whole]] or the [[greater]] part of something [[physical]] (as a {{l|en|id=Q11019|machine}}, [[tool]], [[building]], {{l|en|id=Q28823|fabric}}, etc.) is made.
2. {{senseid|en|person}} {{lb|en|sometimes|collective|preceded by a qualifying word}} A person, or [[people]] collectively, who are {{l|en|id=eligible|qualify|qualified}} or {{l|en|id=appropriate|suit|suited}} for a certain [[position]] or [[activity]].
3. {{senseid|en|apparatus}} {{lb|en|usually|plural}} [[apparatus|Apparatus]] for doing or making something.
4. {{senseid|en|data-ideas-text-etc}} Something (as [[data]], [[observation]]s, [[perception]]s or [[idea]]s) that may be [[incorporate]]d, [[elaborate]]d or otherwise [[rework]]ed into a finished form or new form, or may serve as the [[basis]] for arriving at [[interpretation]]s, [[judgment]]s or [[conclusion]]s.
5. {{senseid|en|Q28823}} [[fabric#English:_Q28823|Fabric]], which can be made into a [[garment]]s, [[curtain]]s, etc; especially, [[woven]] fabric ([[cloth]])<!--but [[w:nonwoven fabric|this]] is material as well-->.
6. The [[element]]s, [[constituent]]s or [[substance]] of which something [[physical]] or [[nonphysical|non-physical]] composed of or can be made of.
7. {{lb|en|GUI}} An element of a [[design language]] associated with a certain style of rendering on the display.
8. {{lb|en|chess}} All of a [[player]]'s {{l|en|id=Q3449901|piece|pieces}} and {{l|en|id=Q135|pawn|pawns}} on the [[chessboard]], excluding the {{l|en|id=Q138|king}}.
9. {{lb|en|Ireland|now|rare}} The ingredients for making {{l|en|whisky|id=beverage}} {{l|en|punch|id=beverage}}.
10. {{lb|en|rare}} The [[materiel]] of an army.
11. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Things that are [[material#Adjective|material]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To [[form]] from [[matter]]; to [[materialize]].

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