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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ma•te•ri•al /məˈtɪriəl/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. the substance of which something is made:[uncountable]the basic material of our bodies.
  2. something, esp. a solid, that serves as raw matter to be made into something:[uncountable]building material.
  3. materials, [plural] the apparatus needed to make something:writing materials.
  4. a textile fabric, as cloth: [uncountable]She bought some material to make a dress.[countable]She used a light material to make her dress.
  5. ideas or facts that can provide the basis for some work:[uncountable]material for a book.
  6. a person considered as suited to a particular activity:[uncountable]She's certainly college material.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. formed of matter;
    physical;
    corporeal;
    of or relating to matter:the material world.
  2. relating to the physical world rather than the spiritual or intellectual:material comforts.
  3. of or relating to materialism;
    materialistic.
  4. important:a material difference.
  5. to the point;
    pertinent;
    essential:asked a material question.
ma•te•ri•al•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ma•te•ri•al  (mə tēr′ē əl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:Stone is a durable material.
  2. anything that serves as crude or raw matter to be used or developed:Wood pulp is the raw material from which paper is made.
  3. any constituent element.
  4. a textile fabric:material for a dress.
  5. 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.
  6. materials, the articles or apparatus needed to make or do something:writing materials.
  7. 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. 
  1. formed or consisting of matter;
    physical;
    corporeal:the material world.
  2. relating to, concerned with, or involving matter:material forces.
  3. pertaining to the physical rather than the spiritual or intellectual aspect of things:material comforts.
  4. pertaining to or characterized by an undue interest in corporeal things;
    unspiritual.
  5. of substantial import;
    of much consequence;
    important:Your support will make a material difference in the success of our program.
  6. pertinent or essential (usually fol. by to):a question not material to the subject at hand.
  7. Lawlikely to influence the determination of a case:material evidence.
  8. Philosophyof or pertaining to matter as distinguished from form.
  • Late Latin māteriālis of, belonging to matter. See matter, -al1
  • Middle English 1300–50
ma•te′ri•al•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See matter. 
    • 12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged essential, vital.
    • 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged incorporeal.
    • 12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unimportant.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
material / məˈtɪərɪəl/
  1. the substance of which a thing is made or composed; component or constituent matter
  2. facts, notes, etc, that a finished work may be based on or derived from
  3. cloth or fabric
  4. a person who has qualities suitable for a given occupation, training, etc: that boy is not university material
  1. of, relating to, or composed of physical substance; corporeal
  2. of, relating to, or affecting economic or physical wellbeing: material ease
  3. of or concerned with physical rather than spiritual interests
  4. of great import or consequence: of material benefit to the workers
  5. (often followed by to) relevant
  6. of or relating to matter as opposed to form
Etymology: 14th Century: via French from Late Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria matter

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