silk vs material

material vs silk

silk and material both are nouns.

silk is not an adjective while material is an adjective.

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

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

silk: a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
material: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of silk include cloth, fabric, textile.

silk (noun)	material (noun)
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders	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

silk (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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