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Materialistic meaning in English
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Materialistic
see synonyms of materialisticAdjective
2. bourgeois, conservative, materialistic
conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
Example Sentences:'a bourgeois mentality'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Materialistic
see synonyms of materialisticn.
1. Philosophy The doctrine that physical matter is the only reality and that everything, including thought, feeling, mind, and will, can be explained in terms of matter and physical phenomena.
2. The theory or attitude that physical well-being and worldly possessions constitute the greatest good and highest value in life.
3. Concern for possessions or material wealth and physical comfort, especially to the exclusion of spiritual or intellectual pursuits.
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