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materialist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /məˈtiːɹɪəlɪst/

Etymology

Etymology tree English material Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English materialist From material + -ist.

Meanings

1. Of or concerning materialism.
2. Synonym of materialistic, concerned only with material things.

Forms

Deriveds

nonmaterialist · antimaterialist · postmaterialist · unmaterialist

Synonyms

materialistic · hylozoic · materialistic · concerned only with material things

Translations (16)

ga ábharaíoch (of or concerning materialism) · fi materialistinen (of or concerning materialism) · nl materialistisch (of or concerning materialism) · fr matérialiste (of or concerning materialism) · el υλιστικός (of or concerning materialism) · el ματεριαλιστικός (of or concerning materialism) · es materialista (of or concerning materialism) · de materialistisch (of or concerning materialism) · ro materialist (of or concerning materialism) · ru материалисти́ческий (of or concerning materialism) · ca materialista (of or concerning materialism) · vo stöfimik (of or concerning materialism) · pl materialistyczny (of or concerning materialism) · ka მატერიალისტური (of or concerning materialism) · eo materialisma (of or concerning materialism) · pt materialista (of or concerning materialism)

materialist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /məˈtiːɹɪəlɪst/

Etymology

Etymology tree English material Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English materialist From material + -ist.

Meanings

1. Someone who is materialistic, concerned only with material possessions.
   • Ironically, today's generation has become the little materialists and "fame whores" (New York Magazine's term) their boomer parents so reviled. 2007 March 2, Christopher Orlet, “The Look-at-Me Generation”, in The American Spectator:
2. A follower or proponent of philosophical materialism.
   • It is weary work enough to argue with an ordinary materialist, who hurls statistics and whole strata of geological facts at your head, whilst you can only buffet him with deductions and instincts and the snowflakes of faith, that are, alas! so apt to melt in the hot embers of our troubles. 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:

Forms

Synonyms

hylicist · hylic · hyloist · hylist

Translations (35)

pl materialistka (follower of philosophical materialism) · cmn 唯物主義的 /唯物主义的 (follower of philosophical materialism) · pt materialista (someone who is materialistic) · pt materialista (follower of philosophical materialism) · de Materialist (someone who is materialistic) · fi materialisti (follower of philosophical materialism) · ca materialista (someone who is materialistic) · it materialista (someone who is materialistic) · nl materialist (follower of philosophical materialism) · fr matérialiste (someone who is materialistic) · ga duine saolta (follower of philosophical materialism) · ru материали́ст (follower of philosophical materialism) · ro materialist (someone who is materialistic) · ru материали́стка (follower of philosophical materialism) · nl materialist (someone who is materialistic) · ga ábharaí (follower of philosophical materialism) · cmn 唯物主義者 /唯物主义者 (someone who is materialistic) · ga ábharaí (someone who is materialistic) · ka მატერიალისტი (someone who is materialistic) · pl materialista (follower of philosophical materialism) · el υλιστής (someone who is materialistic) · de Materialist (follower of philosophical materialism) · fi materialisti (someone who is materialistic) · de Materialistin (someone who is materialistic) · ro materialistă (someone who is materialistic) · de Materialistin (follower of philosophical materialism) · es materialista (someone who is materialistic) · pl materialistka (someone who is materialistic) · ru материали́стка (someone who is materialistic) · fr matérialiste (follower of philosophical materialism) · ga duine saolta (someone who is materialistic) · my ရုပ်ဝါဒီ (someone who is materialistic) · pl materialista (someone who is materialistic) · ru материали́ст (someone who is materialistic) · io materialisto (someone who is materialistic)