Noun

• S: (n) circumstance (circumstance%1:26:01::) (a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity)
• S: (n) context (context%1:26:00::), circumstance (circumstance%1:26:02::), setting (setting%1:26:01::) (the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event) "the historical context"
• S: (n) circumstance (circumstance%1:09:00::), condition (condition%1:09:00::), consideration (consideration%1:09:01::) (information that should be kept in mind when making a decision) "another consideration is the time it would take"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) circumstance (circumstance%1:11:00::) (formal ceremony about important occasions) "pomp and circumstance"
• S: (n) fortune (fortune%1:26:00::), destiny (destiny%1:26:00::), fate (fate%1:26:00::), luck (luck%1:26:00::), lot (lot%1:26:00::), circumstances (circumstances%1:26:02::), portion (portion%1:26:00::) (your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)) "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
• S: (n) circumstances (circumstances%1:21:00::) (a person's financial situation (good or bad)) "he found himself in straitened circumstances"