minute vs hour

minute and hour both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
minute	Yes	Yes	No	No
hour	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, minute and hour are synonyms defined as:

minute (noun)	hour (noun)
distance measured by the time taken to cover it	distance measured by the time taken to cover it
a short note	a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree	clock time
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour	a special and memorable period
an indefinitely short time
a particular point in time

minute (adjective)	hour (adjective)
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
infinitely or immeasurably small