counseling vs hint

counseling and hint both are nouns.

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

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

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

counseling (noun)	hint (noun)
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action	an indirect suggestion
	a slight indication
	an indication of potential opportunity
	a slight but appreciable amount
	a just detectable amount

counseling (verb)	hint (verb)
	drop a hint; intimate by a hint