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
Examples of materiality in a Sentence
preferred a single materiality to a slew of hypotheticals
the materiality of that fact is not in dispute
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Inside, the black-and-white architectural color scheme continues but the materiality’s raw edges soften.
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Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
The discipline is physical, but also mental and emotional, and it is achieved by an interiority that seems to leave the materiality of everyday life behind.
—Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Listening to the record, though, the content becomes less relevant than the materiality of their voices, as if the space of exchange lies in the musicality and cadence of sustained conversation rather than in the dialogue itself.
—Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Hence, returning to the materiality of stone has been stimulating.
—Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
The discipline is physical, but also mental and emotional, and it is achieved by an interiority that seems to leave the materiality of everyday life behind.
—Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Listening to the record, though, the content becomes less relevant than the materiality of their voices, as if the space of exchange lies in the musicality and cadence of sustained conversation rather than in the dialogue itself.
—Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Hence, returning to the materiality of stone has been stimulating.
—Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for materiality
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“Materiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/materiality. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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