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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmaterialista
Pronunciation / Transliteration: materialista
"I giovani d'oggi sono considerati troppo materialisti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Excessively concerned with acquiring material possessions and physical comfort rather than spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
"Living in such a materialistic society often makes people measure their success by the car they drive." - 2
Relating to the philosophical doctrine of materialism, which holds that matter is the fundamental substance in nature and that all things, including mental states and consciousness, are results of material interactions.
"His materialistic worldview rejected any concepts of an afterlife or spiritual soul."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'materialism', originating in the 18th century from Modern Latin 'materialismus', based on Latin 'materialis' (pertaining to matter). It evolved from a philosophical descriptor concerning physical matter over mind into a socio-economic term describing excessive regard for worldly possessions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Materialistic" is said worldwide
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matérialiste
Transliteration: matérialiste
"Notre société moderne est devenue trop matérialiste."
materialistisch
Transliteration: materialistisch
"Er hat eine sehr materialistische Einstellung zum Leben."
materialista
Transliteration: materialista
"I giovani d'oggi sono considerati troppo materialisti."
materialista
Transliteration: materialista
"El mundo actual es demasiado materialista."
materialista
Transliteration: materialista
"Ele tem uma visão de vida muito materialista."
भौतिकवादी
Transliteration: bhautikvadi
"आज का समाज बहुत अधिक भौतिकवादी हो गया है।"
唯物主义的
Transliteration: wéiwùzhǔyì de
"他持有一种高度物质主义的生活态度。"
물질주의적인
Transliteration: muljiljuuijeogin
"우리는 너무 물질주의적인 세상에서 살고 있다."
物質主義的な
Transliteration: busshitsu shugi tekina
"現代社会は非常に物質主義的である。"
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