circumstance
noun
[ ˈsəːkəmst(ə)ns ]
• a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.
• "we wanted to marry but circumstances didn't permit"
Similar:
situation,
conditions,
set of conditions,
state of affairs,
things,
position,
events,
turn of events,
incidents,
occurrences,
happenings,
episodes,
factors,
context,
background,
environment,
circs,
shit,
• one's state of financial or material welfare.
• "the artists are living in reduced circumstances"
Similar:
financial/material position,
financial/material situation,
financial/material status,
station in life,
lot,
lifestyle,
resources,
means,
finances,
income,
plight,
predicament,
• ceremony and public display.
• "pomp and circumstance"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French circonstance or Latin circumstantia, from circumstare ‘encircle, encompass’, from circum ‘around’ + stare ‘stand’.
