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matterings

matterings is the plural of mattering.

Meaning of mattering

Noun

mattering (plural matterings)

  1. (rare) The quality of something that matters; significance; importance.
    • But not all matterings matter the same: you value your daily respite at the coffee shop that's long brightened your mornings, but if that shop goes under, you wouldn't—I hope—be facing existential threat.2015, John M. Doris, Talking to Our Selves: Reflection, Ignorance, and Agency

Questions about matterings

What is matterings the plural of?
Matterings is the plural of mattering.

Words near matterings in the dictionary

  1. matterful
  2. matterfulness
  3. mattergy
  4. Matterhorn
  5. mattering
  6. matterings
  7. matterless
  8. matterlessness
  9. matterlike
  10. Mattern
  11. matternet

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