material
- noun
- /məˈtɪriəl/
- Informal
- I-I am not management material.
Hey, if you're trying to find wife material or husband material, don't go to the corner bar.
- Hey, if you're trying to find wife material or husband material, don't go to the corner bar.
- GAIL who after that soulmate material, I don't where is he?
- This is this is church church lady material.
- OK, I'm sorry, but you're just not Chuck E Cheese material.
- And I have to say it, that quality is huge wife material.
- Ultimately, the Donnie doesn't see you as wife material.
- As much as as cocky as it may sound, there is such thing as natural leader material and natural soldiers.
Examples
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I was thinking more like... Boyfriend material.
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You know, we can find you some "good guy" material.
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In Iowa, there was husband material, and she found Herbert there.
Fiction book (2002) -
He's not exactly king material.
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I mean, we're perfect buddy-movie material.
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Hey, if you're trying to find wife material or husband material, don't go to the corner bar.
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Definitely corporate material.
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"When a woman doesn't have that, people might not think she's partnership material, but she's a good woman.
Academic text (2011) -
You know, we can find you some material for the role of a lead actor.
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I believe she has the right material to become a successful leader.
Synonyms
A person being considered for a job, award or prize
A person who is likely to be chosen for a job or prize
A person who applies to be hired for a job
Compounds
- Formal
A person whose statement is very important to the main question in a court case
- Specialized
A substance that gives off invisible energy that can harm people and animals
A thing people use to make houses and other places to live, like wood, brick, concrete
- Formal
A serious failure to follow a contract that lets the other side end it or claim money
- Specialized
A strong, light substance made by joining two different materials
- Specialized
A thing used to cover and protect the top of a building like tiles or metal sheets
- Specialized
Paper or other material that changes when light hits it and is used to make photos
The physical part of a person with skin, bones, and organs, not the mind or spirit
- Specialized
A way to price work where clients pay for the time spent and materials used
- Specialized
A ceramic with electrical, optical, or magnetic properties used in electronic parts
- Specialized
A hard thing like sandpaper or diamond that wears down and smooths surfaces
- Specialized
A material with a built-in direction of electric charge that switches with an electric field
- Specialized
A material that makes an electric charge when heated or cooled
- Specialized
A substance that fills cracks and gaps to stop leaks of water or air
- Specialized
A solid that conducts electricity more when warm or when it has small amounts of other elements
- Specialized
A price plan for a job based on the actual time spent and materials used
How Suitable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Material used for a person comes from the same idea of 'stuff'; a helpful way to remember it is to think 'star player material' as meaning they have the right 'stuff' or qualities for that role. That's why calling someone 'material' means they seem suited for a particular job or task.