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/məˌtɪəɹ.i.əˈlɪs.tɪk/ · adjective
Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth..
Where American Jewish men contend with stereotypes of being oversexed, needy, nebbishy and neurotic (like Woody Allen, boo hiss), Jewish women are cast as withholding, bossy, exotic, and materialistic (like Fran Drescher, which honestly? Goals).
But to me his very spiritualism seemed more materialistic than his physics.
Use materialistic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Materialistic means Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth..
Common synonyms include materialist, of or concerning materialism, mercenary, worldly.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Where American Jewish men contend with stereotypes of being oversexed, needy, nebbishy and neurotic (like Woody Allen, boo hiss), Jewish women are cast as withholding, bossy, exotic, and materialistic (like Fran Drescher, which honestly? Goals).
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