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adjective
- 1. excessively concerned with material possessions; money-oriented: "we're living in a highly materialistic society"
- 2. relating to or denoting the theory or belief that nothing exists except matter and its movements and modifications: "it is a materialistic belief system that reduces everything to nature and natural processes"
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Materialistic means believing that having money and possessions is the most important thing in life. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Learn the meaning of materialistic, an adjective that describes someone who is overly focused on material possessions or the theory of materialism. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related entries.
excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values. adhering to the philosophy of materialism, a theory that regards matter as constituting the universe and all its phenomena. Discover More. Other Words From. ma·te ri·al·is ti·cal·ly adverb
Materialistic means believing that having money and possessions is the most important thing in life. Learn more about this word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage in sentences from various sources.
But if all you care about is the stuff you have and the stuff you want to buy, you are materialistic. Anyone who is obsessively focused on money, or cares deeply about owning luxury goods can be described as materialistic. Material is a synonym for matter: anything that exists.
Materialistic means that someone or a society values money and possessions too much. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and usage of this adjective with Collins Dictionary.
Materialistic is an adjective that describes someone who values physical possessions or wealth more than spiritual or intellectual things. The Free Dictionary provides the philosophy, thesaurus, and translation of materialistic, as well as related words and examples.
