Definition of Thing

Thing Alt. of Ting Whatever exists, or is conceived to exist, as a separate entity, whether animate or inanimate; any separable or distinguishable object of thought. An inanimate object, in distinction from a living being; any lifeless material. A transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed. A portion or part; something. A diminutive or slighted object; any object viewed as merely existing; -- often used in pity or contempt. Clothes; furniture; appurtenances; luggage; as, to pack or store one's things. Whatever may be possessed or owned; a property; -- distinguished from person. In Scandinavian countries, a legislative or judicial assembly. Related Definitions: Alt, An, Animate, Any, As, Assembly, Be, Being, Clothes, Conceived, Contempt, Countries, Deed, Diminutive, Distinction, Distinguishable, Distinguished, Entity, Event, Exist, Existing, From, Furniture, In, Inanimate, Is, Judicial, Legislative, Lifeless, Living, Luggage, Material, May, Merely, Object, Occurrence, Of, Often, One, Or, Owned, Pack, Part, Person, Pity, Portion, Possessed, Property, Scandinavian, Separable, Separate, Slighted, Something, Store, Thought, Ting, To, Transaction, Used, Viewed, Whatever, Whether

Thing Quotations Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. Mother Teresa A sex symbol becomes a thing. I just hate to be a thing. Marilyn Monroe The thing I want more than anything else? I want to have children. I used to feel for every child I had, I would adopt another. Marilyn Monroe That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing. Martin Luther King, Jr. The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. Stephen Covey An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry. Thomas Jefferson Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching. Thomas Jefferson Self-worth comes from one thing - thinking that you are worthy. Wayne Dyer Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the "gotta have it" scale. Zig Ziglar All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives. Dalai Lama

Thing Translations thing in Danish is ting thing in Dutch is ding, voorwerp thing in Finnish is esine thing in French is truc, objet, zinzin thing in German is Ding, Sache, Ding thing in Italian is materia thing in Latin is res rei, quicumque, quendam thing in Norwegian is ting thing in Portuguese is objecto, cousa, coisa thing in Spanish is objecto, objeto, cosa thing in Swedish is sak, tingest, persedel, ting