nonmaterial

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   not composed of physical matter; immaterial

   The philosopher treated consciousness as a nonmaterial aspect of reality.

2. 2
   adj

   not concerned with possessions, money, or other material resources

   Trust was the partnership's most important nonmaterial asset.

Formed from non- ("not") + material. Material ultimately comes from Latin materia ("matter, substance"); the prefix negates both the physical and possession-related senses.

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