tale vs substance

substance vs tale

tale and substance both are nouns.

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

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

tale: 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 tale include content, message, subject matter.

tale (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 trivial lie	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

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