trousers vs flannel

flannel vs trousers

trousers and flannel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trousers	Yes	No	No	No
flannel	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, flannel is a hyponym of trousers; that is, flannel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trousers:

trousers: (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
flannel: (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

Other hyponyms of trousers include bell-bottoms, bellbottom pants, bellbottom trousers, breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers, chinos, churidars, cords, corduroys, gabardine, tweed, white, blue jeans, denim, jeans, jodhpur breeches, jodhpurs, riding breeches, long pants, long trousers, pajama, pyjama, pantaloon, pedal pushers, toreador pants, salwar, shalwar, short pants, shorts, trunks, slacks, stretch pants, sweat pants, sweatpants, trews, salopettes, ski pants.

trousers (noun)	flannel (noun)
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately	a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
	bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body
	(usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

Difference between trousers and flannel

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