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   materialistic

   /məˌtɪərɪəˈlɪstɪk/

   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"

   Derivatives

   • 1. materialistically adverb

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   The meaning of MATERIALISTIC is overly concerned or preoccupied with material possessions rather than with intellectual or spiritual things. How to use materialistic in a sentence.

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   MATERIALISTIC definition: 1. believing that having money and possessions is the most important thing in life 2. believing…. Learn more.

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   MATERIALISTIC meaning: 1. believing that having money and possessions is the most important thing in life 2. believing…. Learn more.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective materialistic, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › materialisticMATERIALISTIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   adjective. If you describe a person or society as materialistic, you are critical of them because they attach too much importance to money and material possessions. [disapproval] During the 1980s, Britain became a very materialistic society.

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   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. Originally, materialism was a philosophy that "only matter exists."

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   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.