English Online Dictionary. What means material? What does material mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English material, from Late Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria (“wood, material, substance”), from māter (“mother”). Displaced native Middle English andweorc, andwork (“material, matter”) (from Old English andweorc (“matter, substance, material”)). Doublet of materiel.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /məˈtɪə.ɹi.əl/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /məˈtɪɹ.i.əl/
- Hyphenation: ma‧te‧ri‧al
Adjective
material (comparative more material, superlative most material)
- Having to do with matter; consisting of matter.
- Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.
- Antonym: spiritual
- (law, accounting) Significant.
- Antonym: immaterial
Synonyms
- (related to matter): See also Thesaurus:substantial
- (worldly): mundane
- (significant): See also Thesaurus:pertinent
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
material (countable and uncountable, plural materials)
- Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.
- Text written for a specific purpose.
- A sample or specimens for study.
- Cloth to be made into a garment. Fabric.
- A person, or people collectively, who are qualified for a certain position or activity.
- Related data of various kinds, especially if collected as the basis for a document or book.
- The substance that something is made or composed of.
- (graphical user interface) An element of a design language associated with a certain style of rendering on the display.
- (chess) All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:material
Derived terms
Related terms
- matter
Translations
See also
- materiel
Verb
material (third-person singular simple present materials, present participle materialling, simple past and past participle materialled)
- (obsolete, transitive) To form from matter; to materialize.
Anagrams
- Armalite
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin materiālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [mə.tə.ɾiˈal]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ma.te.ɾiˈal]
Adjective
material m or f (masculine and feminine plural materials)
- material (clarification of this definition is needed)
Noun
material m (plural materials)
- material (clarification of this definition is needed)
Related terms
- matèria
Further reading
- “material” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Latin materialis.
Noun
material
- material
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][3], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Galician
Noun
material m (plural materiais)
- material
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch materiaal, from Middle Dutch materiael, from Middle French material, from Old French material, from Latin māteriālis. Doublet of materiel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ma.teˈri.al]
- Hyphenation: ma‧té‧ri‧al
Noun
material (plural material-material, first-person possessive materialku, second-person possessive materialmu, third-person possessive materialnya)
- material: matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.
Related terms
Further reading
- “material” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- materiel, materiall, materyal, materyall, matryal
Etymology
From Latin māteriālis; equivalent to matere + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /matɛriˈaːl/, /maːtɛriˈaːl/, /maˈtɛːrial/, /matɛriˈɛːl/, /maˈtɛːriɛl/
Adjective
material (plural and weak singular materiale)
- Extant in matter or having physical form; material.
- Not supernatural or spiritual; regular, conventional, worldly.
- Being the physical attributes or properties of a thing.
- Affecting or modifying physical matter or attributes.
- (rare) Prominent, significant.
Descendants
- English: material
References
- “mā̆teriāl, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-12.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Late Latin materiale.
Noun
material n (definite singular materialet, indefinite plural material or materialer, definite plural materiala or materialene)
- alternative form of materiale
Derived terms
- råmaterial
References
- “material” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria (“wood, material, substance”), from māter (“mother”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: ma‧te‧ri‧al
Noun
material m (plural materiais)
- material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
- material (sample or specimens for study)
- footage (amount of film produced)
- (education) resources used in class
- tackle; supplies; gear; rig (objects collected for use in a particular activity)
- material escolar ― school supplies
- material de pesca ― fishing gear
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:material.
Adjective
material m or f (plural materiais)
- (chemistry) material (relating to or composed of matter)
- (religion) material; worldly (relating to physical rather than spiritual matters)
- Synonym: terreno
- (of a person, derogatory) materialistic; consumeristic (obsessed with consumer goods)
- Synonyms: materialista, consumista
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:material.
Derived terms
- materialismo
- materialista
- materialmente
Related terms
- matéria
Further reading
- “material” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French matériel, from Latin materialis. By surface analysis, materie + -al.
Noun
material n (plural materiali)
- material
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin māteriālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mateˈɾjal/ [ma.t̪eˈɾjal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ma‧te‧rial
Adjective
material m or f (masculine and feminine plural materiales)
- material
Noun
material m (plural materiales)
- material
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “material”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
material n
- a material
- a matter, a subject (of study)
Declension
Related terms
- bildmaterial
- forskningsmaterial
- informationsmaterial
- materialförvaltare
- materialism
- materialist
- materialkategori
- materialprovning
- materialtyp
- materiel
- materiell
- textmaterial
- tidningsmaterial
Further reading
- material in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)