Noun Definition

circumstances

1.Definition: a person's financial situation (good or bad)

"He found himself in straitened circumstances"

Category: General

2.Definition: 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"

Related Noun(s):destiny, fate, fortune, lot, luck, portion

Category: General