materiality

1 relevance requiring careful consideration [ant: immateriality]

2 the quality of being physical; consisting of matter [syn: physicalness, corporeality] [ant: immateriality, immateriality]

English

Noun

1. The quality of being material; having a physical existence.
2. The quality of being of consequence to a legal decision.

Antonyms

• immateriality
• ethereality

Materiality can refer to distinct concepts in different professions and areas of study:

• Materiality (auditing)
• Materiality (architecture)
• Materiality (law)

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