state of affairs vs thing

thing vs state of affairs

state of affairs and thing both are nouns.

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

As nouns, thing is a hyponym of state of affairs; that is, thing 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
thing: a special situation

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, picture, scene, prison, prison house, rejection, size, size of it, square one, status quo.

state of affairs (noun)	thing (noun)
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time	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

Difference between state of affairs and thing

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