English noun: circumstances | |||
1. | circumstances (state) your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | destiny, fate, fortune, lot, luck, portion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | condition | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bad luck, failure, good fortune, good luck, ill luck, luckiness, misfortune, providence, tough luck | ||
2. | circumstances (possession) a person's financial situation (good or bad) | ||
Samples | He found himself in straitened circumstances. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | possession | ||