circumstance
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
Types & categories
- condition hypernym
- event hyponym
- hinge hyponym
- playing field hyponym
Sense 2 noun
the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
the historical context
Types & categories
- environment hypernym
- conditions hyponym
- conditions hyponym
Related & opposite
- circumstantial derivation
- contextual derivation
Sense 3 noun
information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
another consideration is the time it would take
Types & categories
- information hypernym
- justification hyponym
- mitigating circumstance hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
formal ceremony about important occasions
pomp and circumstance
Types & categories
- ceremony hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | condition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | event |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hinge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | playing field |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | circumstantial |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | contextual |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | environment |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | conditions |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | conditions |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | look at |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | weigh |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | specify |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | consider |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | information |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | justification |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mitigating circumstance |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | ceremony |