material
nouns
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"
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"
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"
things needed for doing or making something
"writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"
is a type of (narrower)
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
a person judged suitable for admission or employment
"he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material"
is a type of (narrower)
a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
adjectives
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
"material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts"
derived from or composed of matter
"the material universe"
is derived from
antonym
is similar to
having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses
"a physical manifestation"; "surrounded by tangible objects"
is similar to
concerned with material things
"physical properties"; "the physical characteristics of the earth"; "the physical size of a computer"
see also
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
is an attribute of
the quality of being physical; consisting of matter
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"
is derived from
antonym
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
is similar to
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
"physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"
having material or physical form or substance
"that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett
is derived from
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
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