pith vs stuff

pith and stuff both are nouns.

pith and stuff both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pith	Yes	No	Yes	No
stuff	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stuff is a hyponym of pith; that is, stuff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pith:

pith: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
stuff: a critically important or characteristic component

Other hyponyms of pith include bare bones, hypostasis, haecceity, quiddity, quintessence.

pith (noun)	stuff (noun)
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience	miscellaneous unspecified objects
soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants	unspecified qualities required to do or be something
	a critically important or characteristic component
	senseless talk
	information in some unspecified form
	informal terms for personal possessions
	the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

pith (verb)	stuff (verb)
remove the pith from (a plant)	fill with a stuffing while cooking
	fill tightly with a material
	treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting
	overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
	cram into a cavity
	obstruct
	press or force

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