Material
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something. A sample or specimens for study. Cloth to be made into a garment. Things written to be performed. A person who is qualified for a certain position or activity.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Having to do with matter. Worldly, as opposed to spiritual. Significant.
Example sentence: Family always gonna be there. The material things, they come and go.
Fabric
Part of speech: noun
Definition: structure, buildingThe framework underlying a structureAn act of construction, especially the erection of a churchA material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.The texture of a cloth.The appearance of crystalline grains in a rockInterconnected nodes that look like a textile 'fabric' when viewed collectively from a distance
Example sentence: Quality is the result of a carefully constructed cultural environment. It has to be the fabric of the organization, not part of the fabric.