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--adj. 5 physical, tangible, concrete, solid, real,
substantive, substantial, palpable, corporeal, bodily: It was
many years before scientists could persuade people that air is a
material substance. 6 consequential, important, significant,
serious, substantial: How could one horseshoe nail be material
in the outcome of a battle? 7 worldly, earthly, mundane,
temporal, non-spiritual, secular, lay, materialistic: He
ponders the abstract, not the base, material things of everyday
life.
materialistic
adj. expedient, money-oriented, possession-oriented, greedy,
Slang yuppy: He's very materialistic and only married her for
her money.
materialize
v. 1 appear, turn up, become visible, become manifest, be
revealed, take shape or form, form, emerge: A hulking shape
began to materialize out of the fog. 2 happen, come to pass,
take place, occur, become manifest or real, be realized, become
an actuality, be actualized: The dream of a united Europe is
finally materializing.
materially
adv. substantially, palpably, significantly, seriously,
essentially, basically, considerably, greatly, much, in the long
run, at bottom: I doubt that his criticism will materially
affect the success of the play.
maternal adj. motherly, warm, nurturing, caring, understanding,
affectionate, tender, kind, kindly, devoted, fond, doting;
maternalistic: Her interest in him is strictly maternal.
maternity n. 1 motherhood, parenthood, pregnancy: Maternity brings about
great changes in a woman's life. 2 parenthood, motherhood: The
maternity of the child was not questioned until the hospital
revealed that there had been a mix-up in the nursery.
mathematical
adj. arithmetical; precise, exact, rigorous: He went about his
plans with mathematical precision.
matrimonial