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View synonyms for circumstantiality
circumstantiality
[ sur-kuhm-stan-shee-al-i-tee ]
noun
, plural cir·cum·stan·ti·al·i·ties
- the quality of being circumstantial; minuteness; fullness of detail.
- a circumstance; a detail.
- Psychiatry. a pattern of speech that seems to wander because of excessive detail but eventuallyreaches its goal idea.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of circumstantiality1
First recorded in 1725–35; circumstantial + -ity
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Example Sentences
The account of the conception and birth of Servius Tullius is curious from its circumstantiality.
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The after life of the ape-man is described with the same circumstantiality as the coming to manhood's estate.
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With what circumstantiality could they recall old law cases, and describe old duels, old political animosities and excitements!
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The very circumstantiality with which David Ogden's experiences are narrated is evidence of their genuineness.
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Then followed a description of the process, narrated with horrible circumstantiality.
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