fastening vs button

button vs fastening

fastening and button both are nouns.

fastening is not a verb while button is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fastening	Yes	No	No	No
button	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, button is a hyponym of fastening; that is, button is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fastening:

fastening: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
button: a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

Other hyponyms of fastening include bellyband, buckle, carabiner, karabiner, snap ring, catch, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespin, corrugated fastener, wiggle nail, cottar, cotter, cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet, loop, dowel, dowel pin, joggle, fillet, stopping, hook and eye, knot, lashing, link, linkup, tie-in, tie, lock, locker, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener, pin, screw, seal, seal, sealing wax, slide fastener, zip, zip fastener, zipper, press stud, snap, snap fastener, toggle, toggle bolt, hair clip.

fastening (noun)	button (noun)
the act of fastening things together	a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place	an electrical switch operated by pressing
	a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
	any artifact that resembles a button
	a specific area or icon in graphical user interface systems that is clicked or pressed in order to select a command or perform an action
	a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
	a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment
	any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

fastening (verb)	button (verb)
	fasten with buttons
	provide with buttons

Difference between fastening and button

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