Mattering

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of something that matters; significance; importance. rare

    "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."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of matter form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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festeringgleetichormatterpurulencepurulent

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"You can't rely on what was said before an election really mattering after the election."

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