hint vs counselling

hint and counselling both are nouns.

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

As nouns, counselling is a hypernym of hint; that is, counselling is a word with a broader meaning than hint:

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

Other hypernyms of hint include counsel, counseling, direction, guidance.

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

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