Material

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See also Material, materiál, and materiał

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English material from Late Latin materialis, from Latin materia "wood, material, substance" from mater "mother". Displaced native Middle English andweorc, andwork "material, matter" (from Old English andweorc "matter, substance, material").

Adjective

Material (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Material

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Superlative {{{2}}}

1. Having to do with matter.

   This compound has a number of interesting material properties.

2. Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.

   Don't let material concerns get in the way of living a good life.

3. Significant.

   You've made several material contributions to this project.

   This is the most material fact in this lawsuit.

Antonyms

• (wordly): spiritual
• (significant): immaterial

Translations

related to matter

Danish: materiel da(da) Dutch: materieel, materiële Finnish: materiaali fi(fi) Galician: material gl(gl) f.,m. German: materiell de(de) Greek: υλικός el(el) (ylikós)

Italian: materiale it(it) m. Norwegian: materiell no(no) Russian: материальный (matériál’nyj) Spanish: material f.,m. Swedish: material-

worldly

Danish: materiel da(da) Dutch: materieel, materiële, wereldlijk, wereldlijke Finnish: materiaali fi(fi) French: matériel fr(fr) Galician: material gl(gl) f.,m. German: materiell de(de)

Greek: υλικός el(el) (ilikós) Italian: materiale it(it) Norwegian: materiell no(no) Russian: материальный (matériál’nyj) Spanish: material m. and f. Swedish: materiell sv(sv)

significant

Galician: significativo gl(gl) m., significativa gl(gl) f. Greek: ουσιώδης el(el) (usiódis) m., καίριος el(el) (kérios) m.

Spanish: significativo es(es) m., significativa es(es) f.

Noun

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Singular Material

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Material ({{{1}}})

1. Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.

   Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads.

2. A sample or specimens for study.
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3. Cloth to be made into a garment.

   You'll need about a yard of material to make this.

4. Things written to be performed.

   We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline.

5. A person who is qualified for a certain position or activity.

   Joe Manchin is a great governor, and I also believe he is presidential material.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:material

Translations

matter

Czech: materiál cs(cs) m. Danish: materiale da(da) n. Dutch: materiaal n., grondstof f. Finnish: materiaali fi(fi), raaka-aine fi(fi) French: matériau fr(fr), matière fr(fr) Galician: material gl(gl) m. German: Material de(de) n., Rohstoff de(de) m. Hebrew: חומר he(he) ("homer) m.

Italian: materiale it(it) Japanese: 物質 (busshitsu) Korean: 재료 ko(ko) Norwegian: materiale no(no) n. Scottish Gaelic: adhbhar gd(gd) m. Spanish: material es(es) m. Swedish: material sv(sv) n.

sample or specimens for study

cloth

Danish: stof da(da) n. Dutch: materiaal n., naaigoed n. Esperanto: ŝtofo eo(eo) German: Stoff de(de) m.

Italian: materiale it(it) Japanese: 素材 (sozai), 生地 (kiji) Norwegian: stoff n., tøy n. Scottish Gaelic: adhbhar gd(gd) m.

things written to be performed

Danish: materiale da(da) n., stof da(da) n. Dutch: materiaal nl(nl) n. French: matériel fr(fr) German: Material de(de) n.

Hebrew: חומר he(he) (khomer) m. Japanese: 資料 (shiryō), 題材 (daizai) Norwegian: stoff no(no) Swedish: material sv(sv) n.

person

Japanese: 人材 ja(ja) (jinzai)

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Esperanto: materialo

Related terms

• matter
• material breach
• material girl
• material science
• materials science
• material world

See also

• materiel

Anagrams

• aaeilmrt,
• Armalite

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Etymology

Latin materialis - material, substantial.

Noun

material

1. material.

Declension

    declension of Material

nominative	Material
genitive	Materialnıñ
dative	Materialğa
accusative	Materialnı
locative	Materialda
ablative	Materialdan

References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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Galician

Noun

Material m. (plural materiais)

1. material

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Spanish

Adjective

Material m. and f. (plural materiales)

1. material

Noun

Material m. (plural materiales)

Singular Material m.

Plural materiales m.

1. material

Related terms

• materialismo
• materialista
• materia

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