anti-materialism
noun
an·ti-ma·te·ri·al·ism
| \ ˌan-tē-mə-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌli-zəm
, ˌan-tī-\
, ˌan-tī-\
variants:
or less commonly antimaterialism
Definition of anti-materialism
: opposition to materialism
Anti-communism was a favorite subject of the 1950s, he said, but so, to his surprise, was anti-materialism.— Gayle White Anyone of a certain age will recall that dumpster diving first became a lifestyle choice in the 1960s as part of the decade's brief flirtation with antimaterialism …— Janna Malamud Smith
Other Words from anti-materialism
anti-materialist
or less commonly antimaterialist \ ˌan-tē-mə-ˈtir-ē-ə-list
, ˌan-tī- \
adjective
, ˌan-tī- \
adjective
anti-materialist values
anti-materialistic
or less commonly antimaterialistic \ ˌan-tē-mə-ˌtir-ē-ə-ˈlis-tik
, ˌan-tī- \
adjective
, ˌan-tī- \
adjective
The absence of money values may be partly caused by the vague anti-materialistic sentiments of the sorts of young college graduates who choose Washington over New York and Los Angeles.
— Michael Lewis
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