Definition
Based on details or surrounding conditions rather than direct proof. It can also mean including many small, specific details.
Etymology
From "circumstance" plus the adjective-forming suffix "-al." It keeps the Latin sense of things "standing around" an event, so circumstantial evidence is what surrounds the main fact but isn’t the fact itself.
Kelly Says
In court dramas, "circumstantial evidence" sounds weak, but in real life a pile of small surrounding clues can be very powerful. The word reminds you that sometimes the background details tell the real story, even if no one caught the main act on camera.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሁኔታዊ
hoo-neh-tah-wee
ARالعربية
محيطي
mah-ee-tee
BNবাংলা
পরিস্থিতিগত
pah-ree-sthee-tee-goh-t
CACatalà
circumstancial
seer-koom-stahn-see-ahl
CSČeština
okolnostní
oh-koh-lnee-stnee
DADansk
omstændigheds
om-stehn-dee-kah-dehs
DEDeutsch
umständlich
oom-shtehn-dee-lee-kh
ELΕλληνικά
περιστασιακός
peh-ree-stah-see-ah-kohs
ESEspañol
circunstancial
seer-koon-stahn-see-ahl
FAفارسی
شرایطی
shar-ah-tee
FISuomi
olosuhteellinen
oh-loh-soo-teh-eh-lih-neh
FRFrançais
circonstanciel
seer-kohn-stahn-see-el
GUGU
પરિસ્થિતિગત
pah-ree-sthee-tee-goh-t
HEעברית
נסיבתי
neh-see-bah-tee
HIहिन्दी
परिस्थितिजन्य
pah-ree-sthee-tee-jah-nyah
HUMagyar
körülményes
koh-rohm-meh-nyeh-sh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kebetulan
keh-beh-too-lahn
ITItaliano
circostanziale
cheer-koh-stahn-zee-ah-leh
KKKK
жағдайлық
zhahg-dah-y-lyk
KMKM
ស្ថានការណ៍
s-tha-nah kah-n
MRMR
परिस्थितीजन्य
pah-ree-sthee-tee-jah-nyah
MSBahasa Melayu
kebetulan
keh-beh-too-lahn
MYမြန်မာ
အခြေအနေပေါ်
ah-chay ah-nay-poh
NLNederlands
omstandig
om-stahn-dee-kh
NONorsk
omstendighets
om-stehn-dee-kah-tehs
PAPA
ਹਾਲਤਾਂ ਦਾ
hah-lah-tahhn dah
PLPolski
okolicznościowy
oh-koh-leech-noh-stee-oh-vee
PTPortuguês
circunstancial
seer-koon-stahn-see-ahl
RORomână
împrejurător
eem-preh-jah-reh-tohr
RUРусский
обстоятельный
ahb-stoh-yah-tel-nee
SVSvenska
omständighets
om-stahn-dee-kah-tehs
TAதமிழ்
சூழ்நிலைசார்ந்த
sool-nih-lai-sah-rnthah
TEతెలుగు
పరిస్థితులకు సంబంధించిన
pah-ree-sthee-thoo-lah-ku sahmbahndhee-n
TLTL
pangyayari
pahng-yah-rah-ee
TRTürkçe
durumsal
doo-rohm-sahl
UKУкраїнська
обставинний
ahb-stah-vee-nee
URاردو
حالاتی
hah-lah-tee
VITiếng Việt
tình huống
tee-nh hwoh-ong