elastic vs material

material vs elastic

elastic and material both are nouns.

elastic and material both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elastic	Yes	Yes	No	No
material	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, material is a hypernym of elastic; that is, material is a word with a broader meaning than elastic:

elastic: a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
material: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of elastic include cloth, fabric, textile.

elastic (noun)	material (noun)
a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together	things needed for doing or making something
	information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
	a person judged suitable for admission or employment
	the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

elastic (adjective)	material (adjective)
capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy	derived from or composed of matter
able to adjust readily to different conditions	directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
	having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
	having material or physical form or substance
	concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
	concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

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