matter

Meanings

• a vaguely specified concern
  • "several matters to attend to"
• some situation or event that is thought about
  • "it is a matter for the police"
• that which has mass and occupies space
  • "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
• a problem
  • "is anything the matter?"
• (used with negation) having consequence
  • "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
• written works (especially in books or magazines)
  • "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
• have weight; have import, carry weight
  • "It does not matter much"

Synonyms

affair, count, issue, subject, thing, topic, weigh