thing vs state of affairs

state of affairs vs thing

thing and state of affairs both are nouns.

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

As nouns, state of affairs is a hypernym of thing; that is, state of affairs is a word with a broader meaning than thing:

thing: a special situation
state of affairs: the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

Other hypernyms of thing include situation.

thing (noun)	state of affairs (noun)
a separate and self-contained entity	the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
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 thing and state of affairs

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