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Thesaurus: circumstance

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

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  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. n. An event; a fact; a particular incident.
  3. n. Circumlocution; detail.
  4. n. Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
  5. v. t. To place in a particular situation; to supply relative incidents.
  6. n. a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
  7. n. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
  8. n. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
  9. n. formal ceremony about important occasions
  10. n:100 n. a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity n. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision n. formal ceremony about important occasions