materiality
materiality · materialities
The quality of being materialThe quality of being material; having a physical existence.
US/mətˌɪɹiˈælɪti/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being material; having a physical existence.
the quality of being physical; consisting of matter
(countable, uncountable)The quality of being of consequence to a legal decision.
Origin
From material (adjective and noun) + -ity, perhaps modelled on Latin māteriālitās.From material (adjective and noun) + -ity, perhaps modelled on Latin māteriālitās.
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Forms
plural: materialities| Singular | materiality |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- the quality of being physical; consisting of matter:physicalnesscorporealitycorporality
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsRelatedmaterial
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.