material Pronunciation: /məˈtɪərɪəl/Translate material | into French | into Italian | into Spanish German translation of materialA. adj. 1 materiell 2 (relevant) wesentlichB. n. 1material[s] = Material building/writing materials = Bau-/Schreibmaterial 2 (cloth) Stoffmaterial in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of material in the British & World English dictionary Definition of material in the US English dictionary