That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of conception; that into which a notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the embodiment.
That of which the sensible universe and all existent bodies are composed; anything which has extension, occupies space, or is perceptible by the senses; body; substance.
That with regard to, or about which, anything takes place or is done; the thing aimed at, treated of, or treated; subject of action, discussion, consideration, feeling, complaint, legal action, or the like; theme.
That which one has to treat, or with which one has to do; concern; affair; business.
Affair worthy of account; thing of consequence; importance; significance; moment; -- chiefly in the phrases what matter ? no matter, and the like.
Inducing cause or occasion, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble.
Amount; quantity; portion; space; -- often indefinite.
Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or abscess; pus; purulent substance.
That which is permanent, or is supposed to be given, and in or upon which changes are effected by psychological or physical processes and relations; -- opposed to form.
Written manuscript, or anything to be set in type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or which has been used, in printing.
To be of importance; to import; to signify.
To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.
To regard as important; to take account of; to care for.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. Mark Twain
I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three. Elayne Boosler
A woman whose smile is open and whose expression is glad has a kind of beauty no matter what she wears. Anne Roiphe
Property is intended to serve life, and no matter how much we surround it with rights and respect, it has no personal being. It is part of the earth man walks on. It is not man. Martin Luther King, Jr.
matter in Afrikaans is saak, ding
matter in Danish is anliggende, stof
matter in Dutch is aangelegenheid, ding, affaire, zaak
matter in Finnish is asia
matter in German is Sache, Grund, Angelegenheit, Material, Gegenstand
matter in Italian is stoffa, materia, materiale
matter in Latin is materia, res rei
matter in Norwegian is anliggende
matter in Spanish is materia
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