occurrent vs thing

thing vs occurrent

occurrent and thing both are nouns.

occurrent is an adjective but thing is not an adjective.

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

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

occurrent: an event that happens
thing: an event

Other hyponyms of occurrent 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.

occurrent (noun)	thing (noun)
an event that happens	a separate and self-contained entity
	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

occurrent (adjective)	thing (adjective)
presently occurring (either causally or incidentally)

Difference between occurrent and thing

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