materialistic
Americanadjective
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excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
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adhering to the philosophy of materialism, a theory that regards matter as constituting the universe and all its phenomena.
Other Word Forms
- antimaterialistic adjective
- antimaterialistically adverb
- materialistically adverb
- nonmaterialistic adjective
- nonmaterialistically adverb
- semimaterialistic adjective
- unmaterialistic adjective
- unmaterialistically adverb
Etymology
Origin of materialistic
Example Sentences
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“He’s not materialistic in any obvious way,” said the professor.
From Literature
The story originally satirized materialistic baby boomers stymied by shifting gender roles.
From Los Angeles Times
"I always had these yearnings for a lifestyle that was different to the materialistic lifestyle," he explains.
From BBC
The production by the late director Michael Cavanagh, which comes courtesy of San Francisco Opera, is indeed materialistic.
From Los Angeles Times
"I don't have anything particularly sentimental, it's all materialistic, it can be replaced when it gets broken."
From BBC
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