Materialistic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by materialism

conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mətˈɪɹiəlˈɪstɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/mətˈiəɹiəlˈɪstɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mətˈiəɹiəlˈɪstɪk/

5 syllables Say it as /mətˈɪɹiəlˈɪstɪk/.

Examples

a bourgeois mentality

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

conservative bourgeois mercenary worldly-minded

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by materialism
adjective	conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class “a bourgeois mentality”

Word Forms

materialism

noun

a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

materialistisch

vom Materialismus geprägt

🇫🇷French

matérialiste

marqué par le matérialisme

🇪🇸Spanish

materialista

marcado por el materialismo

🇮🇹Italian

materialistico

segnato dal materialismo

🇳🇱Dutch

materialistisch

gekenmerkt door materialisme

🇵🇹Portuguese

materialista

marcado pelo materialismo

🇷🇺Russian

материалистический

отмеченный материализмом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भौतिकवादी

भौतिकवाद द्वारा चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

বস্তুবাদী

বস্তুবাদ দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருள்முதல்வாத

பொருள்முதல்வாதத்தால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

భౌతికవాద

భౌతికవాదం ద్వారా గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

भौतिकवादी

भौतिकवाद द्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભૌતિકવાદી

ભૌતિકવાદ દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭೌತಿಕವಾದ

ಭೌತವಾದದಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭൗതികവാദം

ഭൗതികവാദത്താൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਦਾਰਥਵਾਦੀ

ਪਦਾਰਥਵਾਦ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

مادیت پسند

مادیت کی طرف سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

物质主义的

以唯物主义为标志

🇯🇵Japanese

物質主義的な

物質主義に特徴づけられる

🇰🇷Korean

물질주의적인

물질주의로 특징지어지는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

duy vật

được đánh dấu bằng chủ nghĩa duy vật

🇹🇭Thai

วัตถุนิยม

ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยลัทธิวัตถุนิยม

🇮🇩Indonesian

materialistis

ditandai dengan materialisme

🇵🇭Filipino

materyalistiko

minarkahan ng materyalismo

🇲🇾Malay

materialistik

ditandai dengan materialisme

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مادي

تميزت بالمادية

🇮🇷Persian

مادی گرا

با ماتریالیسم مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

materyalist

materyalizmin damgasını vurduğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

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