counsel vs hint

counsel and hint both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
counsel	Yes	No	Yes	No
hint	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

counsel: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
hint: an indication of potential opportunity

counsel (noun)	hint (noun)
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action	an indirect suggestion
a lawyer who pleads cases in court	a slight indication
	an indication of potential opportunity
	a slight but appreciable amount
	a just detectable amount

counsel (verb)	hint (verb)
give advice to	drop a hint; intimate by a hint