impregnation vs material

material vs impregnation

impregnation and material both are nouns.

impregnation is not an adjective while material is an adjective.

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

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

impregnation: material with which something is impregnated
material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

Other hypernyms of impregnation include stuff.

impregnation (noun)	material (noun)
creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
the process of totally saturating something with a substance	things needed for doing or making something
material with which something is impregnated	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

impregnation (adjective)	material (adjective)
	derived from or composed of matter
	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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