stuff vs pith

stuff and pith both are nouns.

stuff and pith both are verbs.

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

As nouns, pith is a hypernym of stuff; that is, pith is a word with a broader meaning than stuff:

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

Other hypernyms of stuff include center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, substance, sum.

stuff (noun)	pith (noun)
miscellaneous unspecified objects	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
unspecified qualities required to do or be something	soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
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

stuff (verb)	pith (verb)
fill with a stuffing while cooking	remove the pith from (a plant)
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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