circumstance

Phonetic Respelling: [ sur-kuhm-stans or, especially British, -stuhns ]

Definition:

n. a condition or fact connected with or having an effect on an event or situation

Sentence:

The speaker expatiated with great circumstance upon his theme.

More example sentences:

The speaker expatiated with great circumstance upon his theme.

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What circumstance caused Sondok to be come the first woman queen?

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We watched the pomp and circumstance of a coronation.

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Synonyms:

situation; condition; events; environment; detail

Antonyms:

unrelated events