matter
English
/ˈmætə/, /ˈmætɚ/
noun
Definitions
- Substance, material.
- A condition, subject or affair, especially one of concern.
- An approximate amount or extent.
- (obsolete) The essence; the pith; the embodiment.
- (obsolete) Inducing cause or reason, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing.
- (dated) Pus.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English matere.
Origin
Middle English
matere
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antimatter English
- biomatter English
- bymatter English
- matterative English
- mattereth English
- matterful English
- matterless English
- matterlessness English
- matterlike English
- matternet English
- mattersome English
- matterwave English
- mattery English
- net English
- nonmatter English
- overmatter English
- protomatter English
- star English
- starmatter English
- wave English
- māter Latin
- andweorc Old English
- weorc Old English
- matere Middle English
- material Middle English
- materles Middle English
- matere xno