packing material vs material

material vs packing material

packing material and material both are nouns.

packing material is not an adjective while material is an adjective.

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

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

packing material: any material used especially to protect something
material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

Other hypernyms of packing material include stuff.

packing material (noun)	material (noun)
any material used especially to protect something	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
	things needed for doing or making something
	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

packing material (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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