material
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
coal is a hard black material
Types & categories
- substance hypernym
- ballast hyponym
- bedding material hyponym
- rind hyponym
- precursor hyponym
- corpuscle hyponym
- ammunition hyponym
- floccule hyponym
- HAZMAT hyponym
- aggregate hyponym
- raw material hyponym
- sorbate hyponym
- sorbent hyponym
- diamagnet hyponym
- mineral hyponym
- rock hyponym
- adhesive material hyponym
- sealing material hyponym
- animal material hyponym
- fluff hyponym
- bimetal hyponym
- abradant hyponym
- chemical hyponym
- composite material hyponym
- conductor hyponym
- insulator hyponym
- contaminant hyponym
- particulate hyponym
- dust hyponym
- elastomer hyponym
- earth hyponym
- emission hyponym
- detritus hyponym
- waste hyponym
- fiber hyponym
- filling hyponym
- foam hyponym
- homogenate hyponym
- humate hyponym
- impregnation hyponym
- paper hyponym
- packing hyponym
- colour hyponym
- plant material hyponym
- radioactive material hyponym
- thickening hyponym
- toner hyponym
- transparent substance hyponym
- undercut hyponym
- builder hyponym
- vernix hyponym
- wad hyponym
Sense 2 adjective
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
material possessions
Related & opposite
- worldly similar to
Sense 3 noun
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography
Types & categories
- information hypernym
- rehash hyponym
- copy hyponym
Sense 4 adjective
derived from or composed of matter
the material universe
Related & opposite
- substantial also see
- nonmaterial antonym
- physicalness attribute
- physicalness derivation
- physical similar to
- physical similar to
Sense 5 noun
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent
Types & categories
- artifact hypernym
- aba hyponym
- acrylic hyponym
- Aertex hyponym
- alpaca hyponym
- baize hyponym
- basket weave hyponym
- batik hyponym
- batiste hyponym
- belting hyponym
- bombazine hyponym
- boucle hyponym
- broadcloth hyponym
- broadcloth hyponym
- brocade hyponym
- buckram hyponym
- bunting hyponym
- calico hyponym
- cambric hyponym
- camel's hair hyponym
- camlet hyponym
- camo hyponym
- canopy hyponym
- canvas hyponym
- cashmere hyponym
- cerecloth hyponym
- challis hyponym
- chambray hyponym
- chenille hyponym
- chiffon hyponym
- chino hyponym
- chintz hyponym
- coating hyponym
- cobweb hyponym
- corduroy hyponym
- cotton hyponym
- cotton flannel hyponym
- crape hyponym
- cretonne hyponym
- crinoline hyponym
- damask hyponym
- dungaree hyponym
- diamante hyponym
- diaper hyponym
- dimity hyponym
- doeskin hyponym
- drapery hyponym
- duck hyponym
- duffel hyponym
- elastic hyponym
- etamine hyponym
- faille hyponym
- felt hyponym
- vulcanized fiber hyponym
- flannel hyponym
- flannelette hyponym
- fleece hyponym
- foulard hyponym
- frieze hyponym
- fustian hyponym
- gabardine hyponym
- georgette hyponym
- gingham hyponym
- grogram hyponym
- grosgrain hyponym
- haircloth hyponym
- herringbone hyponym
- homespun hyponym
- hopsacking hyponym
- horsehair hyponym
- jaconet hyponym
- jacquard hyponym
- khadi hyponym
- khaki hyponym
- knit hyponym
- lace hyponym
- lame hyponym
- leatherette hyponym
- linen hyponym
- linsey-woolsey hyponym
- lint hyponym
- lisle hyponym
- mackinaw hyponym
- macintosh hyponym
- madras hyponym
- marseille hyponym
- metallic hyponym
- mohair hyponym
- moire hyponym
- moleskin hyponym
- monk's cloth hyponym
- moquette hyponym
- moreen hyponym
- motley hyponym
- mousseline de sole hyponym
- muslin hyponym
- nankeen hyponym
- meshwork hyponym
- ninon hyponym
- nylon hyponym
- oilcloth hyponym
- olive drab hyponym
- organza hyponym
- paisley hyponym
- trousering hyponym
- pepper-and-salt hyponym
- percale hyponym
- permanent press hyponym
- piece of cloth hyponym
- pilot cloth hyponym
- pinstripe hyponym
- pique hyponym
- plush hyponym
- polyester hyponym
- pongee hyponym
- poplin hyponym
- print hyponym
- quilting hyponym
- rayon hyponym
- repp hyponym
- sackcloth hyponym
- sacking hyponym
- sailcloth hyponym
- samite hyponym
- sateen hyponym
- satin hyponym
- satinet hyponym
- screening hyponym
- scrim hyponym
- seersucker hyponym
- serge hyponym
- shag hyponym
- shantung hyponym
- sharkskin hyponym
- sheeting hyponym
- shirting hyponym
- shirttail hyponym
- silesia hyponym
- silk hyponym
- spandex hyponym
- sponge cloth hyponym
- stammel hyponym
- suede cloth hyponym
- suiting hyponym
- swan's down hyponym
- taffeta hyponym
- tammy hyponym
- tapa hyponym
- tapis hyponym
- tartan hyponym
- terry cloth hyponym
- ticking hyponym
- toweling hyponym
- tweed hyponym
- twill hyponym
- upholstery material hyponym
- Velcro hyponym
- velour hyponym
- velvet hyponym
- velveteen hyponym
- vicuna hyponym
- Viyella hyponym
- voile hyponym
- wash-and-wear hyponym
- waterproof hyponym
- web hyponym
- webbing hyponym
- whipcord hyponym
- wincey hyponym
- wire cloth hyponym
- wool hyponym
- worsted hyponym
- yoke hyponym
- pina cloth hyponym
Parts & wholes
Sense 6 adjective
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
his support made a material difference
Related & opposite
- immaterial antonym
- materiality derivation
- crucial similar to
Sense 7 noun
things needed for doing or making something
writing materials
Types & categories
Sense 8 adjective
concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
material needs
Related & opposite
- physical similar to
Sense 9 noun
a person judged suitable for admission or employment
he was university material
Types & categories
- applier hypernym
Sense 10 adjective
having material or physical form or substance
that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible
Related & opposite
- bodied also see
- incorporeal antonym
- physicalness attribute
- physicalness derivation
- bodily similar to
- incarnate similar to
- reincarnate similar to
Sense 11 adjective
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
the substantial world
Related & opposite
- material also see
- insubstantial antonym
- substantiality attribute
- substance derivation
- substantiality derivation
- reality derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | substance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ballast |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bedding material |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rind |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | precursor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | corpuscle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ammunition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | floccule |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | HAZMAT |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aggregate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | raw material |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sorbate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sorbent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | diamagnet |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mineral |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rock |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adhesive material |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sealing material |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | animal material |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fluff |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bimetal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | abradant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chemical |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | composite material |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | conductor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | insulator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | contaminant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | particulate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dust |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | elastomer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | earth |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | emission |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | detritus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | waste |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fiber |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | filling |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | foam |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | homogenate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | humate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | impregnation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | paper |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | packing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | colour |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | plant material |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | radioactive material |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thickening |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | toner |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | transparent substance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | undercut |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | builder |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vernix |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wad |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | worldly |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | information |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rehash |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | copy |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | substantial |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | nonmaterial |
| 4 | attribute | Related & opposite | physicalness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | physicalness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | physical |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | physical |
| 5 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | edging |
| 5 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | hem |
| 5 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | warp |
| 5 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | woof |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | artifact |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | aba |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | acrylic |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Aertex |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | alpaca |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | baize |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | basket weave |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | batik |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | batiste |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | belting |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | bombazine |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | boucle |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | broadcloth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | broadcloth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | brocade |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | buckram |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | bunting |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | calico |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | cambric |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | camel's hair |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | camlet |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | camo |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | canopy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | canvas |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | cashmere |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | cerecloth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | challis |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | chambray |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | chenille |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | chiffon |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | chino |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | chintz |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | coating |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | cobweb |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | corduroy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | cotton |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | cotton flannel |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | crape |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | cretonne |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | crinoline |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | damask |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | dungaree |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | diamante |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | diaper |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | dimity |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | doeskin |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | drapery |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | duck |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | duffel |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | elastic |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | etamine |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | faille |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | felt |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | vulcanized fiber |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | flannel |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | flannelette |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | fleece |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | foulard |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | frieze |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | fustian |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | gabardine |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | georgette |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | gingham |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | grogram |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | grosgrain |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | haircloth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | herringbone |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | homespun |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | hopsacking |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | horsehair |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | jaconet |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | jacquard |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | khadi |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | khaki |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | knit |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | lace |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | lame |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | leatherette |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | linen |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | linsey-woolsey |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | lint |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | lisle |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | mackinaw |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | macintosh |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | madras |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | marseille |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | metallic |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | mohair |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | moire |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | moleskin |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | monk's cloth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | moquette |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | moreen |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | motley |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | mousseline de sole |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | muslin |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | nankeen |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | meshwork |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | ninon |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | nylon |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | oilcloth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | olive drab |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | organza |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | paisley |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | trousering |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pepper-and-salt |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | percale |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | permanent press |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | piece of cloth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pilot cloth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pinstripe |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pique |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | plush |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | polyester |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pongee |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | poplin |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | quilting |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | rayon |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | repp |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | sackcloth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | sacking |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | sailcloth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | samite |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | sateen |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | satin |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | satinet |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | screening |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | scrim |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | seersucker |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | serge |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | shag |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | shantung |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | sharkskin |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | sheeting |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | shirting |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | shirttail |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | silesia |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | silk |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | spandex |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | sponge cloth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | stammel |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | suede cloth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | suiting |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | swan's down |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | taffeta |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tammy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tapa |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tapis |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tartan |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | terry cloth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | ticking |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | toweling |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tweed |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | twill |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | upholstery material |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Velcro |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | velour |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | velvet |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | velveteen |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | vicuna |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Viyella |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | voile |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | wash-and-wear |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | waterproof |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | web |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | webbing |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | whipcord |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | wincey |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | wire cloth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | wool |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | worsted |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | yoke |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pina cloth |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | immaterial |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | materiality |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | crucial |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | equipment |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | packaging |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | railing |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | roofing |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | physical |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | applier |
| 10 | also see | Related & opposite | bodied |
| 10 | antonym | Related & opposite | incorporeal |
| 10 | attribute | Related & opposite | physicalness |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | physicalness |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | bodily |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | incarnate |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | reincarnate |
| 11 | also see | Related & opposite | material |
| 11 | antonym | Related & opposite | insubstantial |
| 11 | attribute | Related & opposite | substantiality |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | substance |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | substantiality |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | reality |