məˌtirēˈaləd.ē, -tēr-, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Medieval Latin materialitat-, materialitas quality or state of being material, from Late Latin materialis material + Latin -itat-, -itas -ity
1.
a. obsolete : matter , substance
b. : something that is material or the sum of things that are material especially physically and in an outwardly apprehensible manner
has the world of materiality under control — N.R.Nash
2. : the quality or state of being material: as
a. : the quality or state of consisting of matter : the quality or state of being physical
the materiality of the universe
b. : the quality or state of being something requiring serious consideration by reason of being either certainly or probably vital to the proper settlement of an issue
questioned the materiality of the evidence