noun, feminine/siʁ.kɔ̃s.tɑ̃s/plural: circonstances
circumstance, situation
“en d'autres circonstances” — under other circumstances
Related: circonstance aggravante, circonstance atténuante, circonstanciel, circonstancier, concours de circonstances, de circonstance
Inherited from Old French circonstance, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin circumstāntia.