material

• "material possessions"
• "material wealth"
• "material comforts"

• "the material universe"

• "his support made a material difference"
• "evidence material to the issue at hand"
• "facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts"
• "a material witness"

• "material needs"
• "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens- T.Roosevelt"

• "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible - Benjamin Jowett"

Synonyms

• corporealhaving material or physical form or substance; affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

• "not imaginary"
• "the substantial world"
• "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"
• "The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against"

Synonyms

• substantialof considerable importance, size, or worth; of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something; having substance or capable of being treated as fact; providing abundant nourishment; of good quality and condition; having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
• realused as intensifiers; any rational or irrational number ; the basic unit of money in Brazil; an old small silver Spanish coin ; being or occurring in fact or actuality; no less than what is stated; not to be taken lightly; capable of being treated as fact; being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation; having substance or capable of being treated as fact; (of property) fixed or immovable; coinciding with reality

• "coal is a hard black material"
• "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"

Synonyms

• stuffcram into a cavity; press or force; obstruct; overeat or eat immodestly; treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting; fill tightly with a material; fill with a stuffing while cooking; the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; miscellaneous unspecified objects; informal terms for personal possessions; senseless talk; unspecified qualities required to do or be something; information in some unspecified form; a critically important or characteristic component

• "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"

• "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"
• "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"
• "she measured off enough material for a dress"

Synonyms

• fabricartifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; the underlying structure
• clothartifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
• textileof or relating to fabrics or fabric making; artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

• "writing materials"
• "useful teaching materials"

• "he was university material"
• "she was vice-presidential material"