English words for 'Narrow-minded materialism.'
Closest matches for "Narrow-minded materialism." are ranked by semantic fit across dictionary definitions.
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adj
noun
- a person hired to fight for another country than their own
- A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.
- (figuratively) One hired to engage in a figurative battle, as a corporate takeover, a lawsuit, or a political campaign.
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noun
noun
- (philosophy) Initialism of dialectical materialism.
- (video games) Initialism of deathmatch.
- (colloquial) A Dr. Martens boot or shoe.
- (pathology) Initialism of diabetes mellitus.
- (nutrition) Initialism of dry matter.
- (logic) Initialism of De Morgan’s law.
- (software) Abbreviation of display manager.
- (physics, astronomy) Abbreviation of dark matter.
- (organic chemistry) adamsite, diphenylaminechlorarsine
- (underwater diving) Initialism of divemaster.
- (pharmacology) Abbreviation of dextromethorphan; also DXM.
- (money) Initialism of Deutsche Mark.
- (rail transport, in multiple unit formations) driving motor car
- (occupational health) Initialism of dust and mist.
- (soccer) Initialism of defensive midfielder.
- (pathology) Initialism of dermatomyositis.
- (computing, DWH) Initialism of dimensional modeling.
- Initialism of duty manager.
- (BDSM) Initialism of dungeon master, dungeon mistress, or dungeon monitor.
- (Internet) Initialism of direct message (type of message on social media platforms).
- (roleplaying games) Initialism of dungeon master or dungeon mistress.
- diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
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verb
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- (philosophy) The denial of higher-level meaning beyond physical existence; materialism.
- The abstention from harmful activities, foods, and so on.
- (philosophy) The stance that the nature of reality is unknowable because all information comes through the senses, which are unreliable.
- (philosophy) The belief in the existence of entities and events within a domain that can only be defined in terms of what it is not.
adj
- Relating to or concerned with what is purely physical rather than intellectual or spiritual, especially excessively so; materialistic.
- (especially law) Having real importance or great consequences; significant; substantial.
- Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.
- Of, relating to, or affecting physical well-being; corporeal; bodily.
- (logic) Of or relating to the matter of reasoning, as distinguished from the form of it, especially empirical.
- derived from or composed of matter
- directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
- concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
- having material or physical form or substance
- having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
- concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
noun
- (rare) The materiel of an army.
- The elements, constituents or substance of which something physical or non-physical composed of or can be made of.
- (usually plural) Apparatus for doing or making something.
- (chess) All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard, excluding the king.
- Something (as data, observations, perceptions or ideas) that may be incorporated, elaborated or otherwise reworked into a finished form or new form, or may serve as the basis for arriving at interpretations, judgments or conclusions.
- Fabric, which can be made into a garments, curtains, etc; especially, woven fabric (cloth).
- A 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.
- (graphical user interface) An element of a design language associated with a certain style of rendering on the display.
- (sometimes collective, preceded by a qualifying word) A person, or people collectively, who are qualified or suited for a certain position or activity.
- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
- information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
- artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- a person judged suitable for admission or employment
- things needed for doing or making something
adj
- Of or relating to the middle class (often derogatory), and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
- (Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually derogatory) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
- (historical) Of or relating to the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
- belonging to the middle class
- conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
- (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
noun
- (history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
- (Marxism) A capitalist, (usually derogatory) an exploiter of the proletariat.
- (politics, collectively, usually in the plural) The middle class.
- (rare) An individual member of the middle class.
- (usually derogatory) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.
- a member of the middle class
- a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
verb
noun
- Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
- a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
- (philosophy) The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.
- (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
adj
- unimaginative and conformist
- rigidly formal or bound by convention
- conforming with accepted standards
- following accepted customs and proprieties
- represented in simplified or symbolic form
- (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy
- in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past
- Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
- Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
- (agriculture) Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
- (bridge) In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid.
- (weaponry) Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.
- Ordinary, commonplace.
noun
adj
- concerned with material things
- impelled by physical force especially against resistance
- characterized by energetic bodily activity
- involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
- relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics
- according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter)
- having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses
- Sexual, carnal.
- In accordance with the laws of nature; now specifically, pertaining to physics.
- Denoting a map showing natural features of the landscape (compare political).
- Having to do with the body as opposed to the mind; corporeal, bodily.
- Involving bodily force or contact; vigorous, aggressive.
- Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind, having to do with the material world.
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adj
- not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
- Exceedingly idealistic.
- Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or resulting from the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality.
- Overly optimistic and moralistic.
noun
adj
- not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
- expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
- belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
- Experiencing romantic attraction.
- Having the qualities of romance (in the sense of something appealing deeply to the imagination); invoking on a powerfully sentimental idea of life; evocative, atmospheric.
- Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).
- (chiefly historical) Of a work of literature, a writer etc.: being like or having the characteristics of a romance, or poetic tale of a mythic or quasi-historical time; fantastic.
- Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate.
- Alternative letter-case form of Romantic
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noun
adj
- (film) Of or pertaining to the post-World War II Italian movement of neorealism, which focused on realistic portrayals of daily life.
- (art) Of or pertaining to the neorealism movement in art, which emerged in Britain around 1914.
- Of or pertaining to the post World War II international relations movement of neorealism.
noun
noun
- A materialistic person who affects an anti-materialistic persona.
- (Louisiana, Montreal) A boo-boo (a minor injury).
- A self-styled bodyguard or groupie of the nouveau riche (such as a professional athlete or musician).
- An imitation of something, particularly a well known product, usually lower in quality than the original.
noun
- An aggressive and utilitarian stance toward the world, characterized by anthropocentrism and cold objectivity.
- Secular humanism; A form of humanism with no concept of or reference to God, often associated with feminism.
- An entirely human world-view, with no elements that do not reflect human senses and experience, especially with the belief that this is all human beings are capable of.
- A biblically-based love of humanity, as opposed to secular humanism.
noun
- an adherent of philosophical pragmatism
- a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of their actions
- One who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who is willing to ignore their ideals to accomplish goals.
- One who acts in a practical or straightforward manner; one who is pragmatic; one who values practicality or pragmatism.
- (politics) An advocate of pragmatism.
- (linguistics, uncommon) One who studies pragmatics.
- One who belongs to the philosophic school of pragmatism; one who holds that the meaning of beliefs is the actions they entail, and that the truth of those beliefs consists in the actions they entail, successfully leading a believer to their goals.
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noun
adj
noun
noun
- (philosophy) Initialism of dialectical materialism.
- (video games) Initialism of deathmatch.
- (colloquial) A Dr. Martens boot or shoe.
- (pathology) Initialism of diabetes mellitus.
- (nutrition) Initialism of dry matter.
- (logic) Initialism of De Morgan’s law.
- (software) Abbreviation of display manager.
- (physics, astronomy) Abbreviation of dark matter.
- (organic chemistry) adamsite, diphenylaminechlorarsine
- (underwater diving) Initialism of divemaster.
- (pharmacology) Abbreviation of dextromethorphan; also DXM.
- (money) Initialism of Deutsche Mark.
- (rail transport, in multiple unit formations) driving motor car
- (occupational health) Initialism of dust and mist.
- (soccer) Initialism of defensive midfielder.
- (pathology) Initialism of dermatomyositis.
- (computing, DWH) Initialism of dimensional modeling.
- Initialism of duty manager.
- (BDSM) Initialism of dungeon master, dungeon mistress, or dungeon monitor.
- (Internet) Initialism of direct message (type of message on social media platforms).
- (roleplaying games) Initialism of dungeon master or dungeon mistress.
- diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
name
verb
noun
- (philosophy) The denial of higher-level meaning beyond physical existence; materialism.
- The abstention from harmful activities, foods, and so on.
- (philosophy) The stance that the nature of reality is unknowable because all information comes through the senses, which are unreliable.
- (philosophy) The belief in the existence of entities and events within a domain that can only be defined in terms of what it is not.
noun
- Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
- a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
- (philosophy) The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.
- (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
noun
adj
- (film) Of or pertaining to the post-World War II Italian movement of neorealism, which focused on realistic portrayals of daily life.
- (art) Of or pertaining to the neorealism movement in art, which emerged in Britain around 1914.
- Of or pertaining to the post World War II international relations movement of neorealism.
noun
noun
- A materialistic person who affects an anti-materialistic persona.
- (Louisiana, Montreal) A boo-boo (a minor injury).
- A self-styled bodyguard or groupie of the nouveau riche (such as a professional athlete or musician).
- An imitation of something, particularly a well known product, usually lower in quality than the original.
noun
- An aggressive and utilitarian stance toward the world, characterized by anthropocentrism and cold objectivity.
- Secular humanism; A form of humanism with no concept of or reference to God, often associated with feminism.
- An entirely human world-view, with no elements that do not reflect human senses and experience, especially with the belief that this is all human beings are capable of.
- A biblically-based love of humanity, as opposed to secular humanism.
noun
- an adherent of philosophical pragmatism
- a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of their actions
- One who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who is willing to ignore their ideals to accomplish goals.
- One who acts in a practical or straightforward manner; one who is pragmatic; one who values practicality or pragmatism.
- (politics) An advocate of pragmatism.
- (linguistics, uncommon) One who studies pragmatics.
- One who belongs to the philosophic school of pragmatism; one who holds that the meaning of beliefs is the actions they entail, and that the truth of those beliefs consists in the actions they entail, successfully leading a believer to their goals.
adj
adj
noun
- a person hired to fight for another country than their own
- A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.
- (figuratively) One hired to engage in a figurative battle, as a corporate takeover, a lawsuit, or a political campaign.
adj
noun
adj
- Relating to or concerned with what is purely physical rather than intellectual or spiritual, especially excessively so; materialistic.
- (especially law) Having real importance or great consequences; significant; substantial.
- Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.
- Of, relating to, or affecting physical well-being; corporeal; bodily.
- (logic) Of or relating to the matter of reasoning, as distinguished from the form of it, especially empirical.
- derived from or composed of matter
- directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
- concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
- having material or physical form or substance
- having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
- concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
noun
- (rare) The materiel of an army.
- The elements, constituents or substance of which something physical or non-physical composed of or can be made of.
- (usually plural) Apparatus for doing or making something.
- (chess) All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard, excluding the king.
- Something (as data, observations, perceptions or ideas) that may be incorporated, elaborated or otherwise reworked into a finished form or new form, or may serve as the basis for arriving at interpretations, judgments or conclusions.
- Fabric, which can be made into a garments, curtains, etc; especially, woven fabric (cloth).
- A 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.
- (graphical user interface) An element of a design language associated with a certain style of rendering on the display.
- (sometimes collective, preceded by a qualifying word) A person, or people collectively, who are qualified or suited for a certain position or activity.
- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
- information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
- artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- a person judged suitable for admission or employment
- things needed for doing or making something
adj
- Of or relating to the middle class (often derogatory), and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
- (Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually derogatory) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
- (historical) Of or relating to the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
- belonging to the middle class
- conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
- (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
noun
- (history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
- (Marxism) A capitalist, (usually derogatory) an exploiter of the proletariat.
- (politics, collectively, usually in the plural) The middle class.
- (rare) An individual member of the middle class.
- (usually derogatory) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.
- a member of the middle class
- a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
verb
adj
- unimaginative and conformist
- rigidly formal or bound by convention
- conforming with accepted standards
- following accepted customs and proprieties
- represented in simplified or symbolic form
- (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy
- in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past
- Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
- Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
- (agriculture) Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
- (bridge) In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid.
- (weaponry) Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.
- Ordinary, commonplace.
noun
adj
- concerned with material things
- impelled by physical force especially against resistance
- characterized by energetic bodily activity
- involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
- relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics
- according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter)
- having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses
- Sexual, carnal.
- In accordance with the laws of nature; now specifically, pertaining to physics.
- Denoting a map showing natural features of the landscape (compare political).
- Having to do with the body as opposed to the mind; corporeal, bodily.
- Involving bodily force or contact; vigorous, aggressive.
- Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind, having to do with the material world.
noun
adj
- not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
- Exceedingly idealistic.
- Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or resulting from the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality.
- Overly optimistic and moralistic.
noun
adj
- not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
- expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
- belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
- Experiencing romantic attraction.
- Having the qualities of romance (in the sense of something appealing deeply to the imagination); invoking on a powerfully sentimental idea of life; evocative, atmospheric.
- Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).
- (chiefly historical) Of a work of literature, a writer etc.: being like or having the characteristics of a romance, or poetic tale of a mythic or quasi-historical time; fantastic.
- Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate.
- Alternative letter-case form of Romantic