materiality
NounUS[muh-tir-ee-al-ih-tee]/məˌtɪriˈælɪti/6 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- relevance requiring careful considerationOpposite immaterialityType of relevance, relevancy
- the quality of being physical; consisting of matterSynonyms: physicalnesscorporealitycorporalityType of qualityKinds concreteness, reality, substantiality, tangibilityAttribute of material, immaterial, corporeal, incorporeal
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ma·te′ri·al′i·ty noun
Origin: Cf. F. matérialité.
1. The quality or state of being material; material existence; corporeity.
2. Importance; as, the materiality of facts.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54