counsel vs marriage counseling

marriage counseling vs counsel

counsel and marriage counseling both are nouns.

counsel is a verb but marriage counseling is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
counsel	Yes	No	Yes	No
marriage counseling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, marriage counseling is a hyponym of counsel; that is, marriage counseling 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
marriage counseling: counseling on marital problems and disagreements

Other hyponyms of counsel include guideline, road map, career counseling, cynosure, genetic counseling, confidential information, hint, lead, steer, tip, wind.

counsel (noun)	marriage counseling (noun)
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action	counseling on marital problems and disagreements
a lawyer who pleads cases in court

counsel (verb)	marriage counseling (verb)
give advice to

Difference between counsel and marriage counseling

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