linen vs material

material vs linen

linen and material both are nouns.

linen is not an adjective while material is an adjective.

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

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

linen: a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
material: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of linen include cloth, fabric, textile.

linen (noun)	material (noun)
white goods or clothing made with linen cloth	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant	things needed for doing or making something
a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish	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

linen (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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