materialistic
[ muh-teer-ee-uh-lis-tik ]
adjective
excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
adhering to the philosophy of materialism, a theory that regards matter as constituting the universe and all its phenomena.
Origin of materialistic
1Other words from materialistic
- ma·te·ri·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- an·ti·ma·te·ri·al·is·tic, adjective
- an·ti·ma·te·ri·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- non·ma·te·ri·al·is·tic, adjective
- non·ma·te·ri·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- sem·i·ma·te·ri·al·is·tic, adjective
- un·ma·te·ri·al·is·tic, adjective
- un·ma·te·ri·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use materialistic in a sentence
It consists of animistic, theological and dualistic habits of thought, issuing in utopianism and non-materialistic idealism.
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