Definition of circumstance

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Circumstance (n.) Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.

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Adverse :: Adverse (a.) In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse circumstances, things adverse..
Massacre :: Massacre (n.) The killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the usages of civilized people; as, the massacre on St. Bartholomew's Day..
Circumstance :: Circumstance (v. t.) To place in a particular situation; to supply relative incidents.
Rustler :: Rustler (n.) A bovine animal that can care for itself in any circumstances; also, an alert, energetic, driving person..
Juncture :: "Juncture (n.) A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency..
Qualification :: Qualification (n.) That which qualifies; any natural endowment, or any acquirement, which fits a person for a place, office, or employment, or which enables him to sustian any character with success; an enabling quality or circumstance; requisite capacity or possession..
Otherwise :: Otherwise (adv.) In different circumstances; under other conditions; as, I am engaged, otherwise I would accept..
Circumstance :: Circumstance (n.) Circumlocution; detail.
Hygroscopicity :: Hygroscopicity (n.) The property possessed by vegetable tissues of absorbing or discharging moisture according to circumstances.
Casus :: Casus (n.) An event; an occurrence; an occasion; a combination of circumstances; a case; an act of God. See the Note under Accident.
Nativity :: Nativity (n.) The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc..
Circumstantially :: Circumstantially (adv.) In respect to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally.
Aggravating :: Aggravating (a.) Making worse or more heinous; as, aggravating circumstances..
Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances..
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence, total change in circumstances or character; especially, a change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse..
Precedent :: Precedent (n.) A preceding circumstance or condition; an antecedent; hence, a prognostic; a token; a sign..
Allowance :: Allowance (n.) Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances; as, to make allowance for the inexperience of youth..
Disadvantage :: Disadvantage (n.) Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or causes loss or injury..
Impertinence :: Impertinence (n.) Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the society, or the circumstances; rudeness; incivility..
Opportunism :: Opportunism (n.) The art or practice of taking advantage of opportunities or circumstances, or of seeking immediate advantage with little regard for ultimate consequences..
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