barnburner vs success

barnburner and success both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
barnburner	Yes	No	No	No
success	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, success is a hypernym of barnburner; that is, success is a word with a broader meaning than barnburner:

barnburner (noun)	success (noun)
an impressively successful event	an attainment that is successful
someone who burns down a barn	an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
	a person with a record of successes
	a state of prosperity or fame