natural event vs instance

instance vs natural event

natural event and instance both are nouns.

natural event is not a verb while instance is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
natural event	Yes	No	No	No
instance	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, instance is a hyponym of natural event; that is, instance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than natural event:

natural event: an event that happens
instance: an occurrence of something

Other hyponyms of natural event include accompaniment, attendant, co-occurrence, concomitant, avalanche, experience, trouble, treat, miracle, marvel, wonder, thing, episode, contingence, contingency, eventuality, beginning, conclusion, ending, finish, one-off, periodic event, recurrent event, alteration, change, modification, computer error, error, accident, chance event, fortuity, stroke, fire, incident, discharge, case, example, motion, movement, failure, success, appearance, destiny, fate, disappearance, disappearance, contact, impinging, striking, finish, collapse, break, interruption, sound, union, news event, flash, convergence, juncture, occasion, burst, flare-up, outburst, eruption, irruption, outbreak, black eye, blow, reversal, reverse, setback, bonanza, boom, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall, collapse, crash, supervention.

natural event (noun)	instance (noun)
an event that happens	an item of information that is typical of a class or group
	an occurrence of something

natural event (verb)	instance (verb)
	clarify by giving an example of

Difference between natural event and instance

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