jean vs fabric

jean and fabric both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jean	Yes	No	No	No
fabric	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fabric is a hypernym of jean; that is, fabric is a word with a broader meaning than jean:

jean: a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
fabric: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of jean include cloth, material, textile.

jean (noun)	fabric (noun)
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
	the underlying structure