state of affairs vs picture

picture vs state of affairs

state of affairs and picture both are nouns.

state of affairs is not a verb while picture is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
state of affairs	Yes	No	No	No
picture	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, picture is a hyponym of state of affairs; that is, picture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than state of affairs:

state of affairs: the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
picture: a situation treated as an observable object

Other hyponyms of state of affairs include absurd, the absurd, acceptance, ballgame, new ballgame, challenge, childlessness, complication, crowding, disequilibrium, element, environment, equilibrium, exclusion, fish bowl, fishbowl, goldfish bowl, hotbed, inclusion, intestacy, scene, prison, prison house, rejection, size, size of it, square one, status quo, thing.

state of affairs (noun)	picture (noun)
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time	a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
	graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
	a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
	a clear and telling mental image
	a typical example of some state or quality
	illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
	the visible part of a television transmission
	a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
	a graphic or vivid verbal description
	a situation treated as an observable object

state of affairs (verb)	picture (verb)
	show in, or as in, a picture
	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

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