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materialistic
muh-teerr-ee-uh-LIHS-tihk
Materialistic (adj) means placing too much importance on money, possessions, and physical comfort. Example: “She found the materialistic culture of the city exhausting after growing up on a farm.”
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Placing too much importance on money, possessions, and physical comfort.
"She found the materialistic culture of the city exhausting after growing up on a farm."
"He was raised to see materialistic goals as less important than relationships."
How to use materialistic
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes a person or society overly focused on owning things and being wealthy.
Common pairings
a materialistic society
materialistic values
shallow and materialistic
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Word forms
- Comparative
- more materialistic
- Superlative
- most materialistic
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Rhymes for materialistic
holistic
sadistic
artistic
autistic
logistic
heuristic
statistic
realistic
ballistic
hedonistic
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What does “materialistic” mean?
The word “materialistic” means placing too much importance on money, possessions, and physical comfort. In plain terms, describes a person or society overly focused on owning things and being wealthy.
How do you pronounce “materialistic”?
“Materialistic” is pronounced muh-teerr-ee-uh-LIHS-tihk (/məˌtɪəɹ.i.əˈlɪs.tɪk/ in IPA).
How do you use “materialistic” in a sentence?
Here is “materialistic” used in a sentence: “She found the materialistic culture of the city exhausting after growing up on a farm.”
What part of speech is “materialistic”?
“Materialistic” is an adjective.
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