immateriality

/ˌɪmətˈɪɹiˈælᵻɾi/ noun

The state of being immaterial.

Word Origin Immateriality is built on Latin 'mater' meaning both 'mother' and 'matter' — the source from which things are made. So 'material' is literally 'mother-stuff,' and immateriality is the quality of not being made of that stuff. The same root gives us 'matriarch' (mother-rule) and 'metropolis' (mother-city). The prefix im- negates it, and -ity turns it into an abstract noun.

noun The state of being immaterial. countable

The philosopher argued for the immateriality of the human soul.

(名词) 非物质性

这位哲学家论证了人类灵魂的非物质性。

(sustantivo) El estado de ser inmaterial.

El filósofo argumentó a favor de la inmaterialidad del alma humana.

(nom) immatérialité; incorporéité [État de ce qui est immatériel, absence de matière ou de substance physique.]

Le philosophe a plaidé pour l'immateriality (immatérialité) de l'âme humaine.

(Substantiv) Unkörperlichkeit; Immaterialität [Der Zustand, unkörperlich oder nicht materiell zu sein.]

Der Philosoph argumentierte für die **immateriality** der menschlichen Seele.

(名詞) 物質的でないこと。形を持たず、物理的な実体がない状態。

哲学者は人間の魂の非物質性を論じた。

(substantivo) imaterialidade [O estado de ser imaterial.]

O filósofo argumentou a favor da imaterialidade da alma humana.

Word parts: im + mater + al + ity

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