nonmaterial
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of nonmaterial
Example Sentences
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This is expected to have little or no impact on sales of oncology drugs Enhertu and Datroway, resulting in a nonmaterial effect for AstraZeneca, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The author excludes them all, asserting that belief in any kind of nonmaterial, ethereal world lacks empirical support.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2023
Plato suggested that beings in the physical world are imperfect reflections of perfect forms that are part of an invisible, nonmaterial world.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
He utilizes concrete as a nonmaterial in my mind — it’s really about space and how you circulate within it, and the light and the freedom of expression that nevertheless serve a purpose.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2021
The “old mysterians” were dualists who believed in nonmaterial properties, such as the soul, that cannot be explained by natural processes.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 1, 2018
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