materiality

[ muh-teer-ee-al-i-tee ]

noun

, plural ma·te·ri·al·i·ties

1. material nature or quality.
2. something material.

Word History and Origins

Origin of materiality¹

From the Medieval Latin word māteriālitās, dating back to 1520–30. See material, -ity

Example Sentences

Sauer also insisted that the case had no merit because “there are no victims, no complaints, no evidence of causation, materiality,” Sauer said.

From Slate

Alys and Helaena fulfill their truest purpose outside the confines of mind and materiality, using the heart tree of Harrenhal's godswood.

From Salon

In this context, Alys and Helaena fulfill their truest purpose outside the confines of mind and materiality, using the heart tree of Harrenhal's godswood, a nexus of the Old Gods' power, as their conduit to travel across time and space.

From Salon

And, literally, across the street, you have Basquiat doing what he is doing, and it’s the opposite: It’s naming, materiality.

From Los Angeles Times

“Usually, shows of his work focus on his ethereality, like the ‘Monochromes’” — Klein’s single-color canvases — “but his show is anchored in the materiality and the tangible.”

From New York Times