anti-materialism

noun

an·ti-ma·te·ri·al·ism

ˌan-tē-mə-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌli-zəm,

ˌan-tī-

variants or less commonly antimaterialism

: opposition to materialism

Anti-communism was a favorite subject of the 1950s, he said, but so, to his surprise, was anti-materialism.—

Gayle White

Anyone of a certain age will recall that dumpster diving first became a lifestyle choice in the 1960s as part of the decade's brief flirtation with antimaterialism …—

Janna Malamud Smith

anti-materialist adjective

or less commonly antimaterialist

ˌan-tē-mə-ˈtir-ē-ə-list,

ˌan-tī-

anti-materialist values

anti-materialistic adjective

or less commonly antimaterialistic

ˌan-tē-mə-ˌtir-ē-ə-ˈli-stik,

ˌan-tī-

The absence of money values may be partly caused by the vague anti-materialistic sentiments of the sorts of young college graduates who choose Washington over New York and Los Angeles. —

Michael Lewis

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of anti-materialism was in 1820

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“Anti-materialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-materialism. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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