Canadian English Meaning of matter
question
Other Canadian English words related to question
- motif
- question
- subject
- theme
- Topic
- consideration
- content
- Essence
- idea
- issue
- motive
- purpose
- subject matter
- affair
- argument
- basis
- body
- bulk
- Burden
- centrepiece
- core
- count
- Crux, essence
- debate
- essential
- fundamental
- generality
- gist
- heart
- kernel
- main
- marrow
- mass
- net
- Bump
- nucleus
- Pith
- pivot
- point
- purport
- quick
- staple
- Substance
- sum
- talking point
Nearest Words of matter
Definitions and Meaning of matter in English
matter (n)
a vaguely specified concern
some situation or event that is thought about
that which has mass and occupies space
a problem
(used with negation) having consequence
written works (especially in books or magazines)
matter (v)
have weight; have import, carry weight
matter (n.)
That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of conception; that into which a notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the embodiment.
That of which the sensible universe and all existent bodies are composed; anything which has extension, occupies space, or is perceptible by the senses; body; substance.
That with regard to, or about which, anything takes place or is done; the thing aimed at, treated of, or treated; subject of action, discussion, consideration, feeling, complaint, legal action, or the like; theme.
That which one has to treat, or with which one has to do; concern; affair; business.
Affair worthy of account; thing of consequence; importance; significance; moment; -- chiefly in the phrases what matter ? no matter, and the like.
Inducing cause or occasion, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble.
Amount; quantity; portion; space; -- often indefinite.
Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or abscess; pus; purulent substance.
That which is permanent, or is supposed to be given, and in or upon which changes are effected by psychological or physical processes and relations; -- opposed to form.
Written manuscript, or anything to be set in type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or which has been used, in printing.
matter (v. i.)
To be of importance; to import; to signify.
To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.
matter (v. t.)
To regard as important; to take account of; to care for.
FAQs About the word matter
question
a vaguely specified concern, some situation or event that is thought about, that which has mass and occupies space, a problem, (used with negation) having conse
motif,question,subject,theme,Topic,consideration,content,Essence,idea,issue
aside,digression,excursion,tangent,interjection,parentheses
matted => matted, matte up => matte, matte => matte, mattamore => Mattamore, mattages => Mats,
