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advice vs admonition

admonition vs advice

advice and admonition both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
advice Yes No No No
admonition Yes No No No
As nouns, admonition is a hyponym of advice; that is, admonition is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than advice:
  • advice: a proposal for an appropriate course of action
  • admonition: cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
Other hyponyms of advice include recommendation, indication, monition, warning, word of advice.
advice (noun) admonition (noun)
a proposal for an appropriate course of action a firm rebuke
cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
Difference between advice and admonition

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