materiality

materiality

noun

Definition of MATERIALITY

1

something that actually exists <preferred a single materiality to a slew of hypotheticals>

Synonyms actuality, case, materiality, reality

Related Words certainty, inevitability; circumstance, event, occurrence, phenomenon; element, item, particular, thing

Near Antonyms eventuality, possibility, potentiality, probability

Antonyms fantasy (also phantasy), fiction, illusion

2

the fact or state of being pertinent <the materiality of that fact is not in dispute>

Synonyms applicability, bearing, connection, materiality, relevance, relevancy

Related Words appositeness, appropriateness, aptness, felicitousness, fitness, fittingness, rightness, seemliness, suitability, suitableness; importance, significance; usefulness

Near Antonyms inappositeness, inappropriateness, inaptness, infelicity, unfitness, unsuitability; insignificance; meaninglessness, pointlessness, uselessness

Antonyms extraneousness, inapplicability, irrelevance, irrelevancy

3

the quality of being actual <seems to question the very materiality of the universe>

Synonyms actuality, factuality, materiality, reality

Related Words authenticity, genuineness, truth, verity

Near Antonyms fancy, fantasy (also phantasy), fiction, fictitiousness; dreaminess, surreality

Antonyms irreality, unreality