Circumstantial

Definition:

  • (a.) Consisting in, or pertaining to, circumstances or particular incidents.
  • (a.) Incidental; relating to, but not essential.
  • (a.) Abounding with circumstances; detailing or exhibiting all the circumstances; minute; particular.
  • (n.) Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance; opposed to an essential; -- generally in the plural; as, the circumstantials of religion.

Compare circumstantial with other words:

circumstantial vs. incidency

circumstantial vs. circumstantiate

circumstantial vs. inferential

circumstantial vs. conditional

circumstantial vs. circumstantially

circumstantial vs. subject

ceremonial vs. circumstantial

circumstantial vs. pomp

circumstantial vs. fictitious

circumstantial vs. incidental

circumstantial vs. essential

circumstance vs. circumstantial