nylon vs fabric

nylon and fabric both are nouns.

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

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

nylon: a group of synthetic fabrics, known generically as aliphatic polyamides
fabric: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of nylon include cloth, material, textile.

nylon (noun)	fabric (noun)
a group of synthetic fabrics, known generically as aliphatic polyamides	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers	the underlying structure