materialism
Definitions
Noun
- A desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
- (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "materialism".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | monasticism | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | mercantilism | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "materialism".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | material | 4 | 174 |
| 2 | materials | 4 | 97 |
| 3 | materially | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | materialize | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | materialistic | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | paternalism | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | imperialism | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | immaterial | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | materials' | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | materialized | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | aerials | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | naturalism | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | materialist | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | materializes | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | materiality | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | tribalism | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | materiels | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | biomaterials | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | multilateralism | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | amateurism | 5 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "materialism" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | materialism and | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "materialism" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | historical materialism | 4 | 5 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "materialism" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tale | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | historical | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | dialectical | 5 | 2 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "materialism".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 3
Consonant Matches: 0
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