container vs instrumentality

instrumentality vs container

container and instrumentality both are nouns.

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

As nouns, instrumentality is a hypernym of container; that is, instrumentality is a word with a broader meaning than 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)
instrumentality: an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end

Other hypernyms of container include instrumentation, means.

container (noun)	instrumentality (noun)
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)	an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
	the quality of being instrumental for some purpose
	a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose

Difference between container and instrumentality

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