material - Meaning in Konkani

material - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of material in English

material adjective

1. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary

   Examples

   • "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"
   • "the substantial world"
   • "The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against"
2. derived from or composed of matter

   Example

   • "the material universe"
3. having material or physical form or substance

   Example

   • "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible"
4. directly relevant to a matter especially a law case

   Examples

   • "a material witness"
   • "evidence material to the issue at hand"
   • "facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts"
   • "his support made a material difference"
5. concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being

   Examples

   • "material needs"
   • "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"
6. concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

   Examples

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

material noun

1. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

   Synonyms

   textile

   Examples

   • "she measured off enough material for a dress"
   • "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"
   • "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"
2. things needed for doing or making something

   Examples

   • "useful teaching materials"
   • "writing materials"
3. information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form

   Example

   • "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"
4. a person judged suitable for admission or employment

   Examples

   • "he was university material"
   • "she was vice-presidential material"
5. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

   Examples

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

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