materialistisch
materialistic
English translations
- 01
materialistic
- 02
material
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Weltanschauung, die Materie als die einzige Realität betrachtet.
- English meaning
- Materialistic
- Synonym
- dinglich, konsumorientiert
- German example
- Er hat eine sehr materialistische Einstellung.
- English example
- He has a very materialistic attitude.
- Comparative
- materialistischerSuperlative: am materialistischsten
Related words
- Yuppie
Yuppie
- Kleinbürger
Petty bourgeois
- bourgeois
Bourgeois
Example sentences with “materialistisch”
Er hat eine sehr materialistische Lebenseinstellung. (He has a very materialistic outlook on life.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'materialistisch' always negative?
In everyday speech, it often has a negative connotation of greed, but in philosophy, it refers to the belief that matter is the fundamental substance of nature.