/sɚˈkʌmstæˌnsʌz/ - [serkumstansuz] -
We found 4 definitions of circumstances from 3 different sources.
NounSingular: circumstance |
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circumstances - a person's financial situation (good or bad); "he found himself in straitened circumstances" | ||
circumstances - 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" | ||
fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, portion | ||
condition the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition | ||
luckiness, good fortune, good luck an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes | ||
providence the guardianship and control exercised by a deity; "divine providence" | ||
ill luck, tough luck, misfortune, bad luck unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event |