material wealth

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ma•te•ri•al n.

the substance of which something is made:[uncountable]the basic material of our bodies.
something, esp. a solid, that serves as raw matter to be made into something:[uncountable]building material.
materials, [plural] the apparatus needed to make something:writing materials.
a textile fabric, as cloth: [uncountable]She bought some material to make a dress.[countable]She used a light material to make her dress.
ideas or facts that can provide the basis for some work:[uncountable]material for a book.
a person considered as suited to a particular activity:[uncountable]She's certainly college material.

adj. [before a noun]

formed of matter;
physical;
corporeal;
of or relating to matter:the material world.
relating to the physical world rather than the spiritual or intellectual:material comforts.
of or relating to materialism;
materialistic.
important:a material difference.
to the point;
pertinent;
essential:asked a material question.

ma•te•ri•al•ly, adv.

ma•te•ri•al n.

the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:Stone is a durable material.
anything that serves as crude or raw matter to be used or developed:Wood pulp is the raw material from which paper is made.
any constituent element.
a textile fabric:material for a dress.
a group of ideas, facts, data, etc., that may provide the basis for or be incorporated into some integrated work:to gather material for a history of North Carolina; to write material for a comedy show.
materials, the articles or apparatus needed to make or do something:writing materials.
a person considered as having qualities suited to a particular sphere of activity:The boy's teachers did not think he was college material.

adj.

formed or consisting of matter;
physical;
corporeal:the material world.
relating to, concerned with, or involving matter:material forces.
pertaining to the physical rather than the spiritual or intellectual aspect of things:material comforts.
pertaining to or characterized by an undue interest in corporeal things;
unspiritual.
of substantial import;
of much consequence;
important:Your support will make a material difference in the success of our program.
pertinent or essential (usually fol. by to):a question not material to the subject at hand.
Lawlikely to influence the determination of a case:material evidence.
Philosophyof or pertaining to matter as distinguished from form.

ma•te′ri•al•ness, n.

matter.

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material /məˈtɪərɪəl/ n

the substance of which a thing is made or composed; component or constituent matter
facts, notes, etc, that a finished work may be based on or derived from
cloth or fabric
a person who has qualities suitable for a given occupation, training, etc: that boy is not university material

adj

Etymology: 14th Century: via French from Late Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria matter

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