counsel vs substance

substance vs counsel

counsel and substance both are nouns.

counsel is a verb but substance is not a verb.

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

As nouns, substance is a hypernym of counsel; that is, substance is a word with a broader meaning than counsel:

counsel: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
substance: content communicating a message; what something is about

Other hypernyms of counsel include content, message, subject matter.

counsel (noun)	substance (noun)
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action	the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
a lawyer who pleads cases in court	a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
	the property of holding together and retaining its shape
	the idea that is intended
	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	content communicating a message; what something is about
	considerable capital (wealth or income)
	material of a particular kind or constitution

counsel (verb)	substance (verb)
give advice to

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