Definition of material

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  • material is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • material is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • material is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of material

  • artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers (noun)

    Examples

    1. she measured off enough material for a dress

    Synonyms

    1. cloth
    2. fabric
    3. textile
  • having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. real
    2. substantial
  • having material or physical form or substance (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. corporeal
  • the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (noun)

    Examples

    1. coal is a hard black material

    Synonyms

    1. stuff
  • a person judged suitable for admission or employment (noun)

    Examples

    1. he was university material
    2. she was vice-presidential material
  • concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being (adjective)

    Examples

    1. material needs
    2. the moral and material welfare of all good citizens
  • concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests (adjective)

    Examples

    1. material possessions
    2. material wealth
    3. material comforts
  • derived from or composed of matter (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the material universe
  • directly relevant to a matter especially a law case (adjective)

    Examples

    1. his support made a material difference
    2. evidence material to the issue at hand
    3. facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts
    4. a material witness
  • information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form (noun)

    Examples

    1. the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography
  • things needed for doing or making something (noun)

    Examples

    1. writing materials
    2. useful teaching materials

See definition of material in Merriam Webster