materialistic adj

1 marked by materialism [syn: mercenary, worldly-minded]

2 conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality" [syn: bourgeois, conservative]

English

Adjective

1. Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.

Related terms

• materialism

Translations

Materialistic describes a person who is markedly more concerned with material things than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values; an adherent of materialism

See Also

• Economic materialism, the sense of the prioritization of resources
• Materialism, the philosophical principle asserting that matter is the only substance
• Dialectical materialism
• Historical materialism

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