indirect vs hearsay

indirect is not a noun while hearsay is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
indirect	No	Yes	No	No
hearsay	Yes	Yes	No	No

indirect (noun)	hearsay (noun)
	gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

indirect (adjective)	hearsay (adjective)
not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination	heard through another rather than directly
extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action
descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
having intervening factors or persons or influences
not as a direct effect or consequence