comment vs hearsay

hearsay vs comment

comment and hearsay both are nouns.

comment is not an adjective while hearsay is an adjective.

comment is a verb but hearsay is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
comment	Yes	No	Yes	No
hearsay	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, hearsay is a hyponym of comment; that is, hearsay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than comment:

comment: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
hearsay: gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

Other hyponyms of comment include earful, rumor, rumour, grapevine, pipeline, word of mouth, dirt, malicious gossip, scandal, talk, talk of the town.

comment (noun)	hearsay (noun)
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information	gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

comment (adjective)	hearsay (adjective)
	heard through another rather than directly

comment (verb)	hearsay (verb)
make or write a comment on
provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
explain or interpret something

Difference between comment and hearsay

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