1. (n.) The quality or state of being material; material existence; corporeity.

2. (n.) Importance; as, the materiality of facts.

accent air applicability application appositeness atom atomic particles bearing being body brute matter building block chemical element component concern concernment concreteness connection consequence consequentiality consideration constituent density durability earth element elementary particle elementary unit emphasis ens entity esse essence excellence existence fire firmness fundamental particle germaneness high order high rank hyle hypostasis import importance interest life mark mass material material world matter merit molecule moment monad natural world nature note occurrence palpability paramountcy pertinence physical world plenum ponderability precedence preeminence presence primacy priority reality reference regard relatedness relevance respect self-importance significance solidity soundness stability steadiness stoutness strength stress stuff sturdiness subsistence substance substantiality substantialness substratum superiority supremacy tangibility the four elements toughness unit of being value water weight worth