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material vs packing

packing vs material

material and packing both are nouns.

material is an adjective but packing is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
material Yes Yes No No
packing Yes No No No
As nouns, packing is a hyponym of material; that is, packing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than material:
  • material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
  • packing: any material used especially to protect something
Other hyponyms of material include ballast, bedding, bedding material, litter, rind, recycling, precursor, atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck, ammunition, floc, floccule, HAZMAT, aggregate, raw material, staple, sorbate, sorbent, sorbent material, diamagnet, mineral, rock, stone, adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material, sealing material, animal material, fluff, bimetal, abradant, abrasive, abrasive material, chemical, chemical substance, composite material, conductor, dielectric, insulator, nonconductor, contaminant, contamination, particulate, particulate matter, dust, elastomer, earth, ground, discharge, emission, detritus, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product, fiber, fibre, fill, filling, foam, homogenate, humate, impregnation, paper, packing material, wadding, color, coloring material, colour, colouring material, plant material, plant substance, radioactive material, thickener, thickening, toner, translucent substance, transparent substance, undercut, builder, detergent builder, vernix, vernix caseosa, wad, electroceramic material, pyroelectric material, piezoelectric material, ferromagnet, antiferromagnet.
material (noun) packing (noun)
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers the enclosure of something in a package or box
things needed for doing or making something carrying something in a pack on the back
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form any material used especially to protect something
a person judged suitable for admission or employment
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
material (adjective) packing (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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