matter

Definitions

1. 1noun

   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.

2. 2noun

   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.

3. 3noun

   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.

4. 4noun

   That which one has to treat, or with which one has to do; concern; affair; business.

5. 5noun

   Affair worthy of account; thing of consequence; importance; significance; moment; -- chiefly in the phrases what matter ? no matter, and the like.

6. 6noun

   Inducing cause or occasion, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble.

7. 7noun

   Amount; quantity; portion; space; -- often indefinite.

8. 8noun

   Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or abscess; pus; purulent substance.

9. 9noun

   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.

10. 10noun

    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.

11. 11intransitive verb

    To be of importance; to import; to signify.

12. 12intransitive verb

    To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.

13. 13transitive verb

    To regard as important; to take account of; to care for.

14. 14noun

    that which has mass and occupies space

    "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"

15. 15noun

    (used with negation) having consequence

    "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"

16. 16noun

    a vaguely specified concern

    "several matters to attend to"

    "it is none of your affair"

    Synonyms

    affairthing
17. 17noun

    a problem

    "is anything the matter?"

18. 18noun

    some situation or event that is thought about

    "he kept drifting off the topic"

    "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"

    Synonyms

    issuesubjecttopic
19. 19noun

    written works (especially in books or magazines)

    "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"

20. 20verb

    have weight; have import, carry weight

    "It does not matter much"

    Synonyms

    countweigh