Absolute
#7. State.—N. state, condition, category, estate, lot, ease, trim,
#
mood, pickle, plight, temper; aspect &c. (appearance) 448, dilemma,
pass,
predicament.
constitution, habitude, diathesis[obs3]; frame, fabric &c. 329;
stamp,
set, fit, mold, mould.
mode, modality, schesis[obs3]; form &c. (shape) 240.
tone, tenor, turn; trim, guise, fashion, light, complexion, style,
character.
V. be in a state, possess a state, enjoy a state, labor under a
state
&c. n.; be on a footing, do, fare; come to pass.
Adj. conditional, modal, formal; structural, organic.
Adv. conditionally &c. adj.; as the matter stands, as things are;
such
being the case &c. 8.
Relative
#8. Circumstance.—N. circumstance, situation, phase, position,
#
posture, attitude, place, point; terms; regime; footing, standing,
status.
occasion, juncture, conjunctive; contingency &c. (event) 151.
predicament; emergence, emergency; exigency, crisis, pinch, pass,
push; occurrence; turning point.
bearings, how the land lies.
surroundings, context, environment 229a[TE 232]; location 184.
contingency, dependence (uncertainty) 475; causation 153,
attribution
155.
Adj. circumstantial; given, conditional, provisional; critical;
modal;
contingent, incidental; adventitious &c. (extrinsic) 6;
limitative[obs3].
Adv. in the circumstances, under the circumstances &c. n., the
circumstances, conditions &c. 7; thus, in such wise.
accordingly; that being the case, such being the case, in view of
the
circumstances; that being so, sith[obs3], since, seeing that.
as matters stand; as things go, as times go.
conditionally, provided, if, in case; if so, if so be, if it be
so;
depending on circumstances, in certain circumstances, under certain
conditions; if it so happen, if it so turn out; in the event of; in
such a
contingency, in such a case, in such an event; provisionally, unless,
without.
according to circumstances, according to the occasion; as it may
happen, as it may turn out, as it may be; as the case may be, as the
wind
blows; pro re nata[Lat].
Phr. "yet are my sins not those of circumstance" [Lytton].
SECTION II. RELATION