elicitation vs stimulus

elicitation and stimulus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elicitation	Yes	No	No	No
stimulus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, stimulus is a hypernym of elicitation; that is, stimulus is a word with a broader meaning than elicitation:

elicitation: stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
stimulus: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

Other hypernyms of elicitation include input, stimulant, stimulation.

elicitation (noun)	stimulus (noun)
stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors	any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action