narrative vs substance

substance vs narrative

narrative and substance both are nouns.

narrative is an adjective but substance is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
narrative	Yes	Yes	No	No
substance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, substance is a hypernym of narrative; that is, substance is a word with a broader meaning than narrative:

narrative: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
substance: content communicating a message; what something is about

Other hypernyms of narrative include content, message, subject matter.

narrative (noun)	substance (noun)
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program	the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
	a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
	the property of holding together and retaining its shape
	the idea that is intended
	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	content communicating a message; what something is about
	considerable capital (wealth or income)
	material of a particular kind or constitution

narrative (adjective)	substance (adjective)
consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story

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