capsule vs container

container vs capsule

capsule and container both are nouns.

capsule is a verb but container is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
capsule	Yes	No	Yes	No
container	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, container is a hypernym of capsule; that is, container is a word with a broader meaning than capsule:

capsule: a small container
container: any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

capsule (noun)	container (noun)
a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside	any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
a small container
a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
a structure that encloses a body part
a shortened version of a written work
a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses

capsule (verb)	container (verb)
put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
enclose in a capsule

Difference between capsule and container

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