Nouns (3)
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Material
n. [any substance of which a thing is made]
material
n. things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"
material
n. 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"
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Adverbs (0)
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Adjectives (9)
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material
adj. 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"
material
adj. concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts"
material
adj. derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe"
material
adj. 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
corporeal, material
adj. having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett
substantial, real, material
adj. 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
Fuzzynyms (18)
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kit, outfit
n. gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
animal(a), carnal, fleshly, sensual
adj. marked by the appetites and passions of the body; "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice"
bodily, corporal, corporeal, somatic
adj. affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness"
bodily
adj. of or relating to or belonging to the body; "a bodily organ"; "bodily functions"
concrete
adj. capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees"
physical
adj. concerned with material things; "physical properties"; "the physical characteristics of the earth"; "the physical size of a computer"
real, existent
adj. being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
tangible, touchable
adj. perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch; "skin with a tangible roughness"
economic
adj. financially rewarding; "it was no longer economic to keep the factory open"; "have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service"
Synonyms (18)
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earthly, temporal
adj. of the material world; "temporal possessions of the church"
mundane, terrestrial
adj. concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"
materialistic, mercenary, worldly-minded
adj. marked by materialism
animal(a), carnal, fleshly, sensual
adj. marked by the appetites and passions of the body; "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice"
bodily, corporal, corporeal, somatic
adj. affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness"
personal
adj. intimately concerning a person's body or physical being; "personal hygiene"
physiologic, physiological
adj. of or consistent with an organism's normal functioning; "physiologic functions"; "physiological processes"
Antonyms (14)
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immaterial
adj. of no importance or relevance especially to a law case; "an objection that is immaterial after the fact"
immaterial, indifferent
adj. (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other; "whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)"; "what others think is altogether indifferent to him"
incorporeal, immaterial
adj. without material form or substance; "an incorporeal spirit"
insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal
adj. lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon"
aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal
adj. characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"
needy
adj. demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree
material
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