Materialistic Meaning
/məˌtɪəɹ.i.əˈlɪs.tɪk/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjBeing overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.
adjSynonym of materialist, of or concerning materialism.
Sentence Examples
He has a very materialistic outlook on life.
Do you think I'm too materialistic?
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her deeply ____ nature caused her to spend all her savings on jewelry.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The movie is a satire about a ____ couple who are obsessed with accumulating luxury goods.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English material Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō 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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English materialistic From material + -istic.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Where American Jewish men contend with stereotypes of being oversexed, needy, nebbishy and neurotic (like Woody Allen, boo hiss), Jewish women are cast as withholding, bossy, exotic, and materialistic (like Fran Drescher, which honestly? Goals)."
— 2019 August 20, Fancy Feast, “On Being a Fetish”, in Jewish Currents, number Summer 2019, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2020:
"But to me his very spiritualism seemed more materialistic than his physics."
— 1852, Charles Kingsley, Phaeton, or Loose Thoughts for Loose Thinkers:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her deeply ____ nature caused her to spend all her savings on jewelry.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The movie is a satire about a ____ couple who are obsessed with accumulating luxury goods.