materialistic
/məˌtɪəɹ.i.əˈlɪs.tɪk/
mətɪəɹ · i · ƏLꞮS · tɪk (4 syllables)
English
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Definition
Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.
Etymology
From material + -istic.
Example Sentences
- "Where American Jewish men contend with stereotypes of being oversexed, needy, nebbishy and neurotic (like Woody Allen, boo hiss), Jewish women are cast as withholding, bossy, exotic, and materialistic (like Fran Drescher, which honestly? Goals)."
- "But to me his very spiritualism seemed more materialistic than his physics."
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