materialist

UK
/məˈtɪəriəlɪst/
US
/məˈtɪriəlɪst/

Translations

materialistnoun
materialists
pl
UK
/məˈtɪəriəlɪst/
US
/məˈtɪriəlɪst/
matérialistePersonne attachée aux biens matériels et au confort physique.
As a materialist, he was more concerned with acquiring wealth than finding inner peace.
En tant que matérialiste, il se souciait davantage d’accumuler des richesses que de trouver la paix intérieure.
Additional translations
matérialisteEn philosophie, partisan du matérialisme.
materialistadjective
more materialist
Comp.
most materialist
Super.
UK
/məˈtɪəriəlɪst/
US
/məˈtɪriəlɪst/
matérialisteQui privilégie les biens matériels et la richesse.
Her materialist outlook made her prioritize buying luxury items over saving for the future.
Son point de vue matérialiste l’a amenée à privilégier l’achat d’articles de luxe plutôt que d’épargner pour l’avenir.
Additional translations
matérialisteEn philosophie, relatif au matérialisme.

Definitions

materialistnoun
A person who considers material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.
As a materialist, he was more concerned with acquiring wealth than finding inner peace.
A person who supports the philosophical theory of materialism, which holds that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all phenomena, including mental phenomena and consciousness, are the result of material interactions.
The philosopher was a staunch materialist, believing that everything in the universe could be explained by physical processes.
materialistadjective
Focused on material possessions and wealth rather than spiritual or intellectual values.
Her materialist outlook made her prioritize buying luxury items over saving for the future.
Relating to or based on the doctrine of philosophical materialism, maintaining that physical matter is the only reality.
A strictly materialist account of consciousness reduces mental states to neural processes.