estate vs belongings

belongings vs estate

estate and belongings both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
estate	Yes	No	No	No
belongings	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, belongings is a hypernym of estate; that is, belongings is a word with a broader meaning than estate:

estate: everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
belongings: something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

Other hypernyms of estate include holding, property.

estate (noun)	belongings (noun)
a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights	something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

Difference between estate and belongings

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