outgoing vs direction

outgoing is not a noun while direction is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
outgoing	No	Yes	No	No
direction	Yes	No	No	No

outgoing (noun)	direction (noun)
	the act of managing something
	the act of setting and holding a course
	a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
	the concentration of attention or energy on something
	something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
	a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
	a message describing how something is to be done
	a line leading to a place or point
	the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

outgoing (adjective)	direction (adjective)
leaving a place or a position
retiring from a position or office
at ease in talking to others