circonstant
French, noun\siʁ.kɔ̃s.tɑ̃\
circonstant is spelled C-I-R-C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T (11 letters). Circonstant is a French masculine noun meaning “circumstant; adjunct” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Complément circonstanciel tel que la phrase reste correcte du point de vue de la syntaxe si on le supprime ou…”.
What does circonstant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecircumstant; adjunct
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Complément circonstanciel tel que la phrase reste correcte du point de vue de la syntaxe si on le supprime ou le change de place.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of circonstant
- circonstants plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce circonstant?
- \siʁ.kɔ̃s.tɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.