materialistic

[ muh-teer-ee-uh-lis-tik ]

/ məˌtɪər i əˈlɪs tɪk /

adjective

excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.

adhering to the philosophy of materialism, a theory that regards matter as constituting the universe and all its phenomena.

Origin of materialistic

materialist + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM materialistic

ma·te·ri·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb an·ti·ma·te·ri·al·is·tic, adjective an·ti·ma·te·ri·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb non·ma·te·ri·al·is·tic, adjective

non·ma·te·ri·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb sem·i·ma·te·ri·al·is·tic, adjective un·ma·te·ri·al·is·tic, adjective un·ma·te·ri·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby materialistic

material equivalence, material implication, material mode, materialism, materialist, materialistic, materiality, materialize, materially, materials, materials handling

Example sentences from the Web for materialistically

By degrees men and women are making ready to take their places in an emulative rather than a materialistically competitive order.

An Essay On The American Contribution And The Democratic Idea |Winston Churchill
We view the soul so materialistically, even while we insist that it is not material.

The Will to Doubt |Alfred H. Lloyd
"Ordered," a purely mechanistic and materialistically realised cosmos cannot be.

Science and Morals and Other Essays |Bertram Coghill Alan Windle