materiality

noun

ma·​te·​ri·​al·​i·​ty mə-ˌtir-ē-ˈa-lə-tē 

plural materialities

1

: the quality or state of being material

2

: something that is material

Synonyms

• case
• reality
• fact

Examples of materiality in a Sentence

preferred a single materiality to a slew of hypotheticals

the materiality of that fact is not in dispute

Recent Examples on the Web

Overseen by Clare Farrow Studio, the project is a brilliant Tokyo meets London experiment in design, materiality, music and fashion. —Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025

Going even further, its materiality, terra-cotta, and its iconography, the corazón, seduce us to discover an even more seductive identity, a cultural and historical foundation, mexicanidad. —Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025

In the world of financial reporting, materiality is defined as information that can influence and ultimately inform the financial decision making of an entity. —Mary Foley, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025

The unique materiality of hair, relative to the rest of the body, provided the very basis of its meaning. —Literary Hub, 9 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for materiality

• bisexuality
• collegiality
• conditionality
• congeniality
• conventionality
• conviviality
• dimensionality
• directionality
• emotionality
• essentiality
• eventuality
• grammaticality