Meanings
nounmaterial noun (plural material nouns)
plural material nouns
- grammarA mass noun that refers to a substance.
The mass noun, sometimes called a material noun, names a bulk or mass or quantity of matter or an aggregation of things united in one body: iron, pewter, flour, water, bread.
1955, Homer C. House, Susan Emolyn Harman, Descriptive English Grammar, Prentice-Hall, page 25
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Finnish ainesana
- ainesanaa noun that refers to a substance
German Stoffname, Nomen materiale
- Stoffnamea noun that refers to a substance
- Nomen materialea noun that refers to a substance
- Materialea noun that refers to a substance
Hungarian anyagnév
- anyagnéva noun that refers to a substance
Latin nomen materiale
- nomen materialea noun that refers to a substance
Polish rzeczownik materialny
- rzeczownik materialnya noun that refers to a substance
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APA
material noun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/material%20noun
MLA
“material noun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/material%20noun. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “material noun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/material%20noun.
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