Definition of Circumstance

1. Noun. A condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity.

Generic synonyms: Condition, Status
Specialized synonyms: Case, Event, Hinge, Playing Field

2. Noun. The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event. "The historical context"
Exact synonyms: Context, Setting
Specialized synonyms: Conditions, Conditions
Generic synonyms: Environment
Derivative terms: Circumstantial, Contextual

3. Noun. Information that should be kept in mind when making a decision. "Another consideration is the time it would take"
Exact synonyms: Condition, Consideration
Generic synonyms: Information
Specialized synonyms: Justification, Mitigating Circumstance
Derivative terms: Condition, Consider, Consider, Consider

4. Noun. Formal ceremony about important occasions. "Pomp and circumstance"

Definition of Circumstance

1. n. That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.

2. v. t. To place in a particular situation; to supply relative incidents.

Definition of Circumstance

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Circumstance

circumscribe
circumscribed
circumscribed
circumscribed breast lesions
circumscribed craniomalacia
circumscribed peritonitis
circumscribed pyocephalus
circumscribes
circumscribing
circumscription
circumscriptus
circumspect
circumspection
circumspections
circumspectly
circumstance (current term)
circumstanced
circumstances
circumstantial
circumstantiality
circumstantially
circumstantial evidence
circumstantiate
circumstellar
circumvallate
circumvallate
circumvallated
circumvallates
circumvallate papilla
circumvallating

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