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Matters

/ˈmætəz/

Substance, material.

📖 Definitions of "Matters"

noun
  1. 1

    Substance, material.

  2. 2

    A condition, subject or affair, especially one of concern.

    "What's the matter?;   state matters"

  3. 3

    An approximate amount or extent.

    "I stayed for a matter of months."

  4. 4

    The essence; the pith; the embodiment.

verb
  1. 1

    To be important.

    "Sorry for pouring ketchup on your clean white shirt! - Oh, don't worry, it does not matter."

  2. 2

    (in negative constructions) To care about, to mind; to find important.

  3. 3

    To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Matters"

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weighnounThe act of weighing, of measuring the weight
issuenounThe action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:
countnounThe act of counting or tallying a quantity.
materialnounA basic matter (as metal, wood, plastic, fiber, etc.) from which the whole or the greater part of something physical (as a machine, tool, building, fabric, etc.) is made.
substancenounPhysical matter; material.
topicnounSubject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
thingnounThat which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
subjectnounThe main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
affairnounAn adulterous relationship, chiefly of a married person. (from affaire de cœur, affair of the heart).
accountnoun(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
affairesnounObsolete spelling of affair. [(often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.]
affairsnountransactions of professional or public interest
allusionsnounAn indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.
amurnounThe world's ninth-longest river, forming part of the border between the Far East of Russia and Manchuria in Northeastern China, emptying into the Pacific Ocean through the Strait of Tartary, where the mouth of the river faces the northern end of the island of Sakhalin.
areanounA particular geographic region.
areasnounA particular geographic region.
argumentsnoun(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
aspectnounAny specific feature, part, or element of something.
aspectsnounAny specific feature, part, or element of something.
bednoun(countable) A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.

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