materialistic

CEFRB2

/məˌtɪəɹ.i.əˈlɪs.tɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Valuing money and physical things more than other qualities.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Synonym of materialist, of or concerning materialism.

Examples

  • He has a very materialistic outlook on life.

  • Do you think I'm too materialistic?

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.

More examples

In context

  • But to me his very spiritualism seemed more materialistic than his physics.

Synonyms

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Her deeply blank nature caused her to spend all her savings on jewelry.

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Origin

adjective

From material + -istic.