Definitions for matter
matter
mat·ter
Spelling: [mat-er]
IPA: /ˈmæt ər/
Matter is a 6 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.
You can make 105 anagrams from letters in matter (aemrtt).
Definitions for matter
noun
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the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
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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.
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something that occupies space.
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a particular kind of substance:
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a situation, state, affair, or business:
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an amount or extent reckoned approximately:
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something of consequence:
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importance or significance:
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difficulty; trouble (usually preceded by the):
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ground, reason, or cause:
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the material or substance of a discourse, book, etc., often as distinguished from its form.
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things put down in words, especially printed:
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things sent by mail:
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a substance discharged by a living body, especially pus.
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Philosophy.
that which by integrative organization forms chemical substances and living things.
Aristotelianism. that which relates to form as potentiality does to actuality.
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Law. statement or allegation.
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Printing.
material for work; copy.
type set up.
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Christian Science. the concept of substance shaped by the limitations of the human mind.
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a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
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a tool for producing such a surface.
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Metallurgy. an unfinished metallic product of the smelting of certain sulfide ores, especially those of copper.
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Movies. matte shot.
Idioms
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a matter of life and death, something of vital or crucial importance.
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as a matter of fact, in reality; actually; in fact:
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for that matter, as far as that is concerned; as for that:
Also, for the matter of that.
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no matter,
regardless or irrespective of:
it is unimportant; it makes no difference:
adjective
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having a dull or lusterless surface:
verb (used with object)
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to finish with a matte surface.
verb (used without object)
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to be of importance; signify:
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Pathology. to suppurate.
adjective, noun, verb (used with object)
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matte1 .
Origin of matter
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 mot
Examples for matter
"There is one other matter I wanted to speak to you about, Mr. Paine," he said.
In the absence of cultural shifts, then, new reproductive technology might not matter as much for women as it would for men.
The end of conventional childbirth might only be a matter of time.
Before we get to all that, permit me a brief reflection on this matter of Steve Scalise.
He leaned back, and began to puff leisurely at his pipe, as if this settled the matter.
But of course it will be only fair to sis to lay the matter before her just as it is.
To borrow an old right-wing talking point, these people are angry no matter what we do.
If you will leave the matter in my hands, I will call upon him to-night, and see what I can do.
Nixon said defending the two islands was “a matter of principle.”
In the matter of minor industries, sericulture holds a first rank.