occurrence vs thing

thing vs occurrence

occurrence and thing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
occurrence	Yes	No	No	No
thing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, thing is a hyponym of occurrence; that is, thing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than occurrence:

occurrence: an event that happens
thing: an event

Other hyponyms of occurrence include accompaniment, attendant, co-occurrence, concomitant, avalanche, experience, trouble, treat, miracle, marvel, wonder, 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, instance, 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.

occurrence (noun)	thing (noun)
an event that happens	a separate and self-contained entity
an instance of something occurring	an action
	an artifact
	an entity that is not named specifically
	any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
	a special abstraction
	a special objective
	a vaguely specified concern
	a statement regarded as an object
	an event
	a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
	a special situation

Difference between occurrence and thing

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.