motion vs happening

happening vs motion

motion and happening both are nouns.

motion is a verb but happening is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
motion	Yes	No	Yes	No
happening	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, happening is a hypernym of motion; that is, happening is a word with a broader meaning than motion:

motion: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
happening: an event that happens

Other hypernyms of motion include natural event, occurrence, occurrent.

motion (noun)	happening (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	an event that happens
the act of changing location from one place to another
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
a state of change

motion (verb)	happening (verb)
show, express or direct through movement

Difference between motion and happening

Words related to "motion"

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