matter in English dictionary

  • matter

    Meanings and definitions of "matter"

    • (physics) The basic structural component of the universe. Matter usually has mass and volume.
    • (physics) Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles. (Non-antimatter matter).
    • A kind of substance.
    • A reason for concern; being amiss.
    • A situation.
    • A cause.
    • Written material (especially in books or magazines)
    • (neurology) Gray and white matter are the two nerve tissue types that comprise the brain and spinal cord.
    • (intransitive) To be important.
    • (transitive, obsolete except dialectal) To care about, to mind; to find important.
    • noun
      Substance, material.
    • noun
      A condition, subject or affair, especially one of concern.
    • noun
      An approximate amount or extent.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      The essence; the pith; the embodiment.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Inducing cause or reason, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing.
    • noun
      (dated)
      Pus.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To be important.
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete outside dialects)
      To care about, to mind; to find important.
    • verb
      To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.
    • basic structural component of the universe
    • non-antimatter matter
    • kind of substance
    • reason for concern
    • situation
    • cause
    • neurology: nerve tissue type
    • to be important
    • Business; concern(s).
    • (physics) is commonly defined as the substance of which physical objects are composed.
    • A subject, question, situation, etc. that is or may be an object of consideration or action.
    • matter (subject)
    • (news) copy
    • noun
      a problem; "is anything the matter?"
    • noun
      a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
    • noun
      some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
    • noun
      that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
    • noun
      (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
    • noun
      written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
    • verb
      have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"

    Synonyms of "matter" in English dictionary

    substance, thing, issue are the top synonyms of "matter" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of matter

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza matter; lm  liczba mnoga matters
    • matter ( countable and uncountable;  plural  matters)
    • matter ( third-person singular simple present matters, present participle mattering, simple past and past participle mattered)
    • matter (countable and uncountable, plural matters)
    • matter (third-person singular simple present matters, present participle mattering, simple past and past participle mattered)
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