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matters

Syllables: mat·tersUK/ˈmæt.əz//ˈmæt.ɚz/

matters is the plural of matter.

matters is the third-person singular simple present indicative of matter.

Meaning of matter

Noun

matter (countable and uncountable, plural matters)

  1. Anything with mass and volume.
  2. Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles.
    Antonyms:
    antimatter
  3. A kind of substance.
    • vegetable matter
  4. Printed material, especially in books or magazines.
    • He always took some reading matter with him on the plane.
  5. Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance.
  6. An affair, condition, or subject, especially one of concern or (especially when preceded by the) one that is problematic.
    • Something is the matter with him.
    Synonyms:
    res

See all 16 meanings of matter

Proper noun capitalized: Matters

Matters

  1. (plural) plural of Matter

Phrases with matters

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Questions about matters

What is matters the plural of?
Matters is the plural of matter.
What part of speech is matters?
Matters is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce matters?
Matters is pronounced /ˈmæt.əz/ (UK).

Words near matters in the dictionary

  1. matterlessness
  2. matterlike
  3. Mattern
  4. matternet
  5. Matterns
  6. matters
  7. matters at hand
  8. matters of course
  9. matters of fact
  10. matters of law
  11. matters of life and death

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Adapted from Wiktionary: matters (page history and authors); Matters (page history and authors); matter (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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