CIRCUMSTANCES

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person's financial situation (good or bad)

Example:

he found himself in straitened circumstances

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("circumstances" is a kind of...):

possession (anything owned or possessed)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

Example:

success that was her portion

Synonyms:

circumstances; destiny; fate; fortune; lot; luck; portion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("circumstances" is a kind of...):

condition (a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "circumstances"):

good fortune; good luck; luckiness (an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes)

providence (a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures)

bad luck; ill luck; misfortune; tough luck (an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes)

failure (lack of success)

Credits

Context examples:

As the circumstances of my fall came back into my confused brain, I looked up in terror, expecting to see that dreadful head silhouetted against the paling sky.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

My father loved Beaufort with the truest friendship and was deeply grieved by his retreat in these unfortunate circumstances.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.

(Near, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about an individual's activity of lying down to rest in the afternoon when circumstances permit.

(Lying Down for Afternoon Rest when Circumstances Permit, NCI Thesaurus)

Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) Lying down to rest in the afternoon when circumstances permit.

(ESS - Lying Down to Rest in the Afternoon When Circumstances Permit, NCI Thesaurus)

The tendency of something to act in a certain manner under given circumstances resulting from natural constitution; nature; quality; orderly arrangement.

(Disposition, NCI Thesaurus)

A physical quantity that is constant in all circumstances throughout the universe (e.g., speed of light c, elementary charge, the gravitational constant G).

(Fundamental Physical Constant, NCI Thesaurus)

A feeling of being unable to control yourself or your circumstances.

(Helpessness, NCI Thesaurus)

Images may need to be repeated, depending on the clinical circumstances.

(Limited Quality, NCI Thesaurus)

An event, entity or condition that typically characterizes a prescribed environment or situation and determines or aids in determining whether certain stated circumstances exist or criteria are satisfied.