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materialistic
[muh-teer-ee-uh-lis-tik]
adjective
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.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- materialistically adverb
- antimaterialistic adjective
- antimaterialistically adverb
- nonmaterialistic adjective
- nonmaterialistically adverb
- semimaterialistic adjective
- unmaterialistic adjective
- unmaterialistically adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of materialistic1
Example Sentences
Mozart and his librettist, Lorenzo Da Ponte, meant to make us squirm as they uncover our insecurities and the faults in our materialistic facades.
"I don't have anything particularly sentimental, it's all materialistic, it can be replaced when it gets broken."
He cares little about materialistic notions of success.
Later they turn to kingly and materialistic protections against their wandering.
"The data showed that a stronger materialistic approach goes hand in hand with a tendency to compare oneself with others," points out Phillip Ozimek.
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