possession vs circumstances

circumstances vs possession

possession and circumstances both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
possession	Yes	No	No	No
circumstances	Yes	No	No	No

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

possession: anything owned or possessed
circumstances: a person's financial situation (good or bad)

Other hyponyms of possession include belongings, holding, property, white elephant, transferred possession, transferred property, assets, treasure, liabilities.

possession (noun)	circumstances (noun)
anything owned or possessed	a person's financial situation (good or bad)
the act of having and controlling property	your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
(sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)
the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
a territory that is controlled by a ruling state
a mania restricted to one thing or idea
being controlled by passion or the supernatural

Difference between possession and circumstances

Words related to "circumstances"

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