matter definition

1. a vaguely specified concern
• examples: several matters to attend to
• examples: it is none of your affair
• examples: things are going well
2. that which has mass and occupies space
• examples: physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it
3. a problem
• examples: is anything the matter?
4. (used with negation) having consequence
• examples: they were friends and it was no matter who won the games
5. written works (especially in books or magazines)
• examples: he always took some reading matter with him on the plane