direction vs content

direction and content both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
direction	Yes	No	No	No
content	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, content is a hypernym of direction; that is, content is a word with a broader meaning than direction:

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

Other hypernyms of direction include message, subject matter, substance.

As nouns, content is a hypernym of direction; that is, content is a word with a broader meaning than direction:

Other hypernyms of direction include message, subject matter, substance.

direction (noun)	content (noun)
the act of managing something	something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
the act of setting and holding a course	the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
a general course along which something has a tendency to develop	content communicating a message; what something is about
the concentration of attention or energy on something	(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action	the amount that can be contained
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something	the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.
a message describing how something is to be done	the state of being contented with your situation in life
a line leading to a place or point
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

direction (adjective)	content (adjective)
	satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are

direction (verb)	content (verb)
	satisfy in a limited way
	make content