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