materiality

noun

ma·​te·​ri·​al·​i·​ty mə-ˌtir-ē-ˈa-lə-tē How to pronounce materiality (audio)
plural materialities
Synonyms of materialitynext
1
: the quality or state of being material
2
: something that is material

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preferred a single materiality to a slew of hypotheticals the materiality of that fact is not in dispute
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This year’s Kiaf HIGHLIGHTS will engage with work that thematically explores materiality, ecology, and Eastern philosophy. — News Desk, Artforum, 31 July 2026 Each business segment can be run against the materiality framework relevant to that segment, with the analyst identifying which risks survive the financial-materiality filter and why. — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 For students of Naturephilosophen, materiality was essential. — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026 In illustrating her book not with pictures but with the video works and sculptures in the exhibition, that impossible space between virtuality and materiality comes alive on yet another dimensional line. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for materiality

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of materiality was in 1570

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“Materiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/materiality. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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