Definition of Matter

Matter

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

To be of importance; to import; to signify.

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

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

Related Definitions:

About, Abscess, Account, Action, Affair, Aimed, All, Also, Amount, An, Analyzed, And, Animal, Anything, Are, As, At, Be, Been, Bodies, Body, Boil, Business, By, Care, Cause, Chiefly, Complaint, Composed, Conception, Concern, Consequence, Consideration, Constituent, Copy, Difficulty, Disagreeable, Discharged, Discussion, Distressing, Do, Done, Effected, Embodiment, Especially, Essence, Excreted, Existent, Extension, Feeling, For, Form, From, Given, Has, Import, Importance, Important, In, Indefinite, Inducing, Into, Is, Legal, Like, Living, Manuscript, Material, Matter, Maturate, May, Moment, No, Notion, Occasion, Of, Often, One, Opposed, Or, Out, Part, Perceptible, Permanent, Physical, Pith, Place, Portion, Printing, Psychological, Purulent, Pus, Quantity, Ready, Regard, Sensible, Set, Significance, Signify, Space, Subject, Substance, Substantial, Supposed, Take, That, The, Theme, Thing, Thrown, To, Treat, Treated, Trouble, Tumor, Type, Universe, Up, Upon, Used, What, Which, With, Worthy, Written

Quote of the Day

Enjoy five great Quotes of the Day

Your Favorite Topics

Love Quotes
Life Quotes
Funny Quotes
Friendship Quotes
Wisdom Quotes
Motivational Quotes
Inspirational Quotes

Matter Quotations

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Property is intended to serve life, and no matter how much we surround it with rights and respect, it has no personal being. It is part of the earth man walks on. It is not man.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.
Abraham Lincoln

Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.
Muhammad Ali

I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
Winston Churchill

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
Confucius

And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
Confucius

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.
Abraham Lincoln

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
Mark Twain

Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart.
William Shakespeare