approval vs substance

substance vs approval

approval and substance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
approval	Yes	No	No	No
substance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, substance is a hypernym of approval; that is, substance is a word with a broader meaning than approval:

approval: a message expressing a favorable opinion
substance: content communicating a message; what something is about

Other hypernyms of approval include content, message, subject matter.

approval (noun)	substance (noun)
the formal act of approving	the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
a message expressing a favorable opinion	a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
a feeling of liking something or someone good	the property of holding together and retaining its shape
acceptance as satisfactory	the idea that is intended
	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	content communicating a message; what something is about
	considerable capital (wealth or income)
	material of a particular kind or constitution

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