CIRCUMSTANTIALITY


Meaning of CIRCUMSTANTIALITY in English

ˌ ̷ ̷kəmzˌtanchēˈaləd.ē, -mˌst-, -aan-, -ain-, -ətē, -i noun

( -es )

1. : the quality or state of being circumstantial: as

a. : particularity or minuteness of detail

a legend arose of such circumstantiality that the wise historian would hesitate to attack it — W.S.Maugham

b. : a conversational pattern (as in some manic states) exhibiting excessive attention to irrelevant and digressive details

2. : a circumstantial matter : detail

the circumstantialities of the event

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.