circunstância
See also: circunstancia
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin circumstantia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsiʁ.kũs.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/
Noun
circunstância f (plural circunstâncias)
- circumstance (a fact or condition that affects an event or situation)
- (usually in the plural) condition; state (the way things are at a given moment)
- Synonyms: situação, estado, condição
- (formal) solemnity; formality (the quality of being deeply serious)
- Synonyms: solenidade, formalidade
Alternative forms
- circunstancia (obsolete), circumstancia (obsolete), circumstância (obsolete)
Derived terms
- circunstancial
- circunstanciar