Main entry: material
Definition: derived from or composed of matter
Usage: the material universe
Antonyms: immaterial, nonmaterial
Definition: not consisting of matter
Antonyms: mental
Definition: involving the mind or an intellectual process
Main entry: material
Definition: directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
Usage: his support made a material difference; evidence material to the issue at hand; facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts; a material witness
Antonyms: immaterial
Definition: of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
Antonyms: noncrucial
Definition: of little importance; not decisive
Main entry: real, material, substantial
Definition: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
Usage: the substantial world; a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical; most ponderous and substantial things- Shakespeare
Antonyms: insubstantial, unreal, unsubstantial
Definition: lacking material form or substance; unreal
Main entry: corporeal, material
Definition: having material or physical form or substance
Usage: that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible - Benjamin Jowett
Antonyms: immaterial, incorporeal
Definition: without material form or substance
Antonyms: disincarnate
Definition: make immaterial; remove the real essence of
Antonyms: unbodied
Definition: having no body
Main entry: material
Definition: concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
Usage: material possessions; material wealth; material comforts
Antonyms: religious
Definition: of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows
Antonyms: unworldly
Definition: not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations
Main entry: material
Definition: concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
Usage: material needs; the moral and material welfare of all good citizens- T.Roosevelt
Antonyms: mental
Definition: involving the mind or an intellectual process