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[1] the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made.
[2] physical or corporeal substance in general, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, especially as distinguished from incorporeal substance, as spirit or mind, or from qualities, actions, and the like.
[3] something that occupies space.
[4] a particular kind of substance: coloring matter.
[5] a situation, state, affair, or business: a trivial matter.
[6] an amount or extent reckoned approximately: a matter of 10 miles.
[7] something of consequence: matter for serious thought.
[8] importance or significance: decisions of little matter.
[9] difficulty; trouble (usually preceded by the ): There is something the matter.
[10] ground, reason, or cause: a matter for complaint.
[11] the material or substance of a discourse, book, etc., often as distinguished from its form.
[12] things put down in words, especially printed: reading matter.
[13] things sent by mail: postal matter.
[14] a substance discharged by a living body, especially pus.
[15] Philosophy . that which by integrative organization forms chemical substances and living things. Aristotelianism . that which relates to form as potentiality does to actuality.
[16] Law . statement or allegation.
[17] Printing . material for work; copy. type set up.
[18] Christian Science . the concept of substance shaped by the limitations of the human mind.
[19] to be of importance; signify: It matters little.
[20] Pathology . to suppurate.
[21] a matter of life and death , something of vital or crucial importance.
[22] as a matter of fact , in reality; actually; in fact: As a matter of fact, there is no substance to that rumor.
[23] for that matter , as far as that is concerned; as for that: For that matter, you are no better qualified to judge than I. Also for the matter of that .
[24] no matter , regardless or irrespective of: We'll never finish on time, no matter how hard we work. it is unimportant; it makes no difference: No matter, this string will do as well as any other.
[25] matte1.
[26] having a dull or lusterless surface: matte paint; a matte complexion; a photograph with a matte finish.
[27] a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
[28] a tool for producing such a surface.
[29] Metallurgy . an unfinished metallic product of the smelting of certain sulfide ores, especially those of copper.
[30] Movies . matte shot.
[31] to finish with a matte surface.
[32] that which makes up something, esp a physical object; material
[33] substance that occupies space and has mass, as distinguished from substance that is mental, spiritual, etc
[34] substance of a specified type vegetable matter ; reading matter
[35] (sometimes foll by of or for ) thing; affair; concern; question a matter of taste ; several matters to attend to ; no laughing matter
[36] a quantity or amount a matter of a few pence
[37] the content of written or verbal material as distinct from its style or form
[38] (used with a negative) importance; consequence
[39] philosophy (in the writings of Aristotle and the Scholastics) that which is itself formless but can receive form and become substance
[40] philosophy (in the Cartesian tradition) one of two basic modes of existence, the other being mind : matter being extended in space as well as time
[41] printing type set up, either standing or for use copy to be set in type
[42] a secretion or discharge, such as pus
[43] law something to be proved statements or allegations to be considered by a court
[44] for that matter as regards that
[45] See grey matter
[46] no matter regardless of; irrespective of no matter what the excuse, you must not be late (sentence substitute) it is unimportant
[47] the matter wrong; the trouble there's nothing the matter
[48] to be of consequence or importance
[49] to form and discharge pus
[50] variant spellings of mat 2 (def. 2), mat 1 (def. 3), mat 2 (def. 5)
[51] an impure fused material consisting of metal sulphides produced during the smelting of a sulphide ore
[52] films television a mask used to blank out part of an image so that another image can be superimposed

Words related to Matter

thing, material, element, affair, transaction, proceeding, business, circumstance, question, job, topic, incident, situation, event, subject, point, argument, theme, interest, sense

Words nearby Matter

mattathias, matte, matte shot, matted, matteotti, matter, matter in deed, matter of course, matter of course, a, matter of fact, matter of fact, a

Origin of Matter

11640–50; < French mat (masculine), matte (feminine), Old French < Late Latin mattus moist, soft, weak, perhaps < *maditus, derivative of Latin madēre to be wet

Words that may be confused with Matter

madder, matter

Other words from Matter

mat·ter·ful , adjective
mat·ter·less , adjective
non·mat·ter , noun

Word origin for Matter

C19: from French

Synonyms for Matter

element, material, thing, amount, being, body, constituents, corporeality, entity, individual, object, phenomenon, protoplasm, quantity, stuff, substantiality, sum, corporeity, materialness, physical world