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Possessions vs Belonging - What's the difference?

possessions | belonging |

As nouns the difference between possessions and belonging

is that possessions is while belonging is (uncountable) the action of the verb to belong .

As a verb belonging is

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possessions

English

Noun

(head) (p)
    • ----

    belonging

    English

    (wikipedia belonging)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • (uncountable) The action of the verb to belong .
    • I have a feeling of belonging in London.
    A need for belonging seems fundamental to humans.
  • (countable) (almost always used in the plural ) Something physical that is owned.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Thyself and thy belongings .
    Make sure you take all your belongings when you leave.
  • (colloquial, dated) family; relations; household
  • * Thackeray
    • Few persons of her ladyship's belongings stopped, before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons.

    Synonyms

    * (something physical that is owned) possession, thing