matter meaning and definition

MATTER noun

Definition of matter (noun)

1. a vaguely specified concern
   • "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
   • synonyms: affair, thing
2. some situation or event that is thought about
   • "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
   • synonyms: issue, subject, topic
3. that which has mass and occupies space
   • "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
4. a problem
   • "is anything the matter?"
5. (used with negation) having consequence
   • "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
6. written works (especially in books or magazines)
   • "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"

MATTER verb

Definition of matter (verb)

1. have weight; have import, carry weight
   • "It does not matter much"
   • synonyms: count, weigh