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- [mat-er]
- /ˈmæt ər/
- /ˈmætə(r)/
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- [mat-er]
- /ˈmæt ər/
Definitions of matter word
- noun matter a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass. 1
- noun matter a tool for producing such a surface. 1
- noun matter Metallurgy. an unfinished metallic product of the smelting of certain sulfide ores, especially those of copper. 1
- noun matter Movies. matte shot. 1
- verb without object matter to be of importance; signify: It matters little. 1
- verb without object matter Pathology. to suppurate. 1
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Origin of matter
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English mater(e), materie < Anglo-French, Old French mat(i)ere, materie < Latin māteria woody part of a tree, material, substance, derivative of māter mother1
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Parts of speech for Matter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
matter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
matter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for matter
noun matter
- thing — (in Scandinavian countries) a public meeting or assembly, especially a legislative assembly or a court of law.
- material — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
- body — Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs.
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
- phenomenon — a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable: to study the phenomena of nature.
verb matter
- count — A Count is a European nobleman with the same rank as an English earl.
- signify — to make known by signs, speech, or action.
- involve — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- imply — implies
- affect — If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way.
Antonyms for matter
noun matter
- abstract — An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
- concept — A concept is an idea or abstract principle.
- nothing — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- nothingness — the state of being nothing.
- zero — the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
verb matter
- exclude — Deny (someone) access to or bar (someone) from a place, group, or privilege.
Top questions with matter
- what is matter?
- what is dark matter?
- no matter what?
- no matter how hard i try?
- no matter where you are?
- no matter what lyrics?
- not matter what lyrics?
- all i do is win win win no matter what?
- no matter where you are lyrics?
- what does mind over matter mean?
- no matter what you say or what you do?
- what is the law of conservation of matter?
- what the matter?
- what is matter made of?
- i love you no matter what?
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