smoke vs insubstantiality

insubstantiality vs smoke

smoke and insubstantiality both are nouns.

smoke is a verb but insubstantiality is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
smoke	Yes	No	Yes	No
insubstantiality	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, insubstantiality is a hypernym of smoke; that is, insubstantiality is a word with a broader meaning than smoke:

smoke: something with no concrete substance
insubstantiality: lacking substance or reality

smoke (noun)	insubstantiality (noun)
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances	lacking substance or reality
(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity	lack of solid substance and strength
tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
street names for marijuana
something with no concrete substance
an indication of some hidden activity
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion

smoke (verb)	insubstantiality (verb)
inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
emit a cloud of fine particles

Difference between smoke and insubstantiality

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