Definition of non-material in English:

non-material

adjective

1Not having a physical or material form.
while e-texts are non-material, they must be read through a material object
Example sentencesExamples
- Sarraute did in fact state over and over again that her chief preoccupation in writing was to reveal to the reader a previously hidden reality, using the imperfect and distinctly unreal, or at least nonmaterial, tool that is language.
- Alternatives include reusing bags and boxes, and giving nonmaterial gifts - event tickets, lessons, donations to favorite cause - that need no packaging.
- These two approaches are not exclusive, but unite material and non-material resources into new types of museum property.
- The forms taken by kinetic art are, unsurprisingly, very diverse, given that the nature of the art is non-material.
- Information is a nonmaterial entity and this is the first time that a law of nature has been formulated for a mental concept.
- Non-material infrastructures are required: human capital, research, technology.
1. 1.1 Involving or concerned with the needs of the mind, spirit, or intellect.
  a public realm upholding non-material values
  Example sentencesExamples
  Having too many things makes time for non-material pleasure shrink; an overabundance of options can easily diminish full satisfaction.
  In both cases large, impersonal, bureaucratic structures proved incapable of responding to the needs of a more diverse population and their non-material aspirations.
  Thus, physical possessions (e.g., wealth) were seen as a means of attaining nonmaterial desires (e.g., helping others).
  He attacked the prevailing consensus about progress on the grounds that it failed to respect individuality, promote ethical behaviour or preserve non-material values.
  And even if its not material goods you want, you will still want to substiture leisure for labor, so as to pursue your non-material spiritual ends.
  At its most idealistic, adoption indicated that struggles for material survival had renewed people's faith in the non-material qualities that children and home ideally represented.
  "At no time in western history has any nation totally ignored the importance of national recognition of, and support for, non-material values."

词汇	non-material
释义	Definition of non-material in English: non-material adjective 1Not having a physical or material form. while e-texts are non-material, they must be read through a material object Example sentencesExamples Sarraute did in fact state over and over again that her chief preoccupation in writing was to reveal to the reader a previously hidden reality, using the imperfect and distinctly unreal, or at least nonmaterial, tool that is language. Alternatives include reusing bags and boxes, and giving nonmaterial gifts - event tickets, lessons, donations to favorite cause - that need no packaging. These two approaches are not exclusive, but unite material and non-material resources into new types of museum property. The forms taken by kinetic art are, unsurprisingly, very diverse, given that the nature of the art is non-material. Information is a nonmaterial entity and this is the first time that a law of nature has been formulated for a mental concept. Non-material infrastructures are required: human capital, research, technology. 1.1 Involving or concerned with the needs of the mind, spirit, or intellect. a public realm upholding non-material values Example sentencesExamples Having too many things makes time for non-material pleasure shrink; an overabundance of options can easily diminish full satisfaction. In both cases large, impersonal, bureaucratic structures proved incapable of responding to the needs of a more diverse population and their non-material aspirations. Thus, physical possessions (e.g., wealth) were seen as a means of attaining nonmaterial desires (e.g., helping others). He attacked the prevailing consensus about progress on the grounds that it failed to respect individuality, promote ethical behaviour or preserve non-material values. And even if its not material goods you want, you will still want to substiture leisure for labor, so as to pursue your non-material spiritual ends. At its most idealistic, adoption indicated that struggles for material survival had renewed people's faith in the non-material qualities that children and home ideally represented. "At no time in western history has any nation totally ignored the importance of national recognition of, and support for, non-material values."
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