| environment | | |
| n. (state) | 1. environment | the totality of surrounding conditions.; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" |
| ~ situation, state of affairs | the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time.; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation" |
| ~ circumstance, context, setting | the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event.; "the historical context" |
| ~ ecology | the environment as it relates to living organisms.; "it changed the ecology of the island" |
| ~ scope, setting, background | the state of the environment in which a situation exists.; "you can't do that in a university setting" |
| ~ home | an environment offering affection and security.; "home is where the heart is"; "he grew up in a good Christian home"; "there's no place like home" |
| ~ milieu, surroundings | the environmental condition. |
| ~ arena, domain, sphere, orbit, area, field | a particular environment or walk of life.; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" |
| ~ street | the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction.; "she tried to keep her children off the street" |
| n. (location) | 2. environment, environs, surround, surroundings | the area in which something exists or lives.; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" |
| ~ ambiance, ambience | the atmosphere of an environment. |
| ~ medium | the surrounding environment.; "fish require an aqueous medium" |
| ~ setting, scene | the context and environment in which something is set.; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" |
| ~ element | the most favorable environment for a plant or animal.; "water is the element of fishes" |
| ~ geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | a demarcated area of the Earth. |
| ~ habitat, home ground | the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs.; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds" |
| ~ melting pot | an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated. |
| ~ parts | the local environment.; "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years" |
| status | | |
| n. (state) | 1. position, status | the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society.; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ face | status in the eyes of others.; "he lost face" |
| ~ election | the status or fact of being elected.; "they celebrated his election" |
| ~ equivalence, equality, equation, par | a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced.; "on a par with the best" |
| ~ social rank, social station, social status, rank | position in a social hierarchy.; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are" |
| ~ standing | social or financial or professional status or reputation.; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing" |
| ~ high status | a position of superior status. |
| ~ high ground | a position of superiority over opponents or competitors. |
| ~ high profile | a position attracting much attention and publicity. |
| ~ holy order, order | (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy.; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order" |
| ~ low status, lowness, lowliness | a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation. |
| ~ legal status | a status defined by law. |
| ~ bar sinister, bastardy, illegitimacy | the status of being born to parents who were not married. |
| ~ left-handedness | the status of being born of a morganatic marriage. |
| ~ command | a position of highest authority.; "the corporation has just undergone a change in command" |
| ~ nationality | the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization. |
| ~ footing, terms | status with respect to the relations between people or groups.; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing" |
| ~ retirement | the state of being retired from one's business or occupation. |
| ~ rank | relative status.; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" |
| ~ caste | social status or position conferred by a system based on class.; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station" |
| ~ dignity | high office or rank or station.; "he respected the dignity of the emissaries" |
| ~ noblesse, nobility | the state of being of noble birth. |
| ~ ordination | the status of being ordained to a sacred office. |
| ~ pedestal | a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority).; "they put him on a pedestal" |
| ~ leadership | the status of a leader.; "they challenged his leadership of the union" |
| ~ slot | a position in a hierarchy or organization.; "Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks"; "she beat some tough competition for the number one slot" |
| ~ toehold | a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made.; "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business" |
| n. (state) | 2. condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ diversity | the condition or result of being changeable. |
| ~ anchorage | the condition of being secured to a base.; "the plant needs a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family" |
| ~ health | the general condition of body and mind.; "his delicate health"; "in poor health" |
| ~ mode | a particular functioning condition or arrangement.; "switched from keyboard to voice mode" |
| ~ ecological niche, niche | (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species). |
| ~ noise conditions | the condition of being noisy (as in a communication channel). |
| ~ participation, involvement | the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.). |
| ~ prepossession | the condition of being prepossessed.; "the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable" |
| ~ regularisation, regularization | the condition of having been made regular (or more regular). |
| ~ saturation | a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence. |
| ~ silence | the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking).; "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence" |
| ~ situation, position | a condition or position in which you find yourself.; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation" |
| ~ ski conditions | the amount and state of snow for skiing. |
| ~ nomination | the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election.; "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested" |
| ~ standardisation, standardization | the condition in which a standard has been successfully established.; "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars" |
| ~ stigmatism | (optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal point. |
| ~ astigmatism, astigmia | (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point. |
| ~ way | the condition of things generally.; "that's the way it is"; "I felt the same way" |
| ~ circumstance | a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity. |
| ~ homelessness | the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets). |
| ~ reinstatement | the condition of being reinstated.; "her reinstatement to her former office followed quickly" |
| ~ place | proper or appropriate position or location.; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen" |
| ~ celibacy | an unmarried status. |
| ~ virginity | the condition or quality of being a virgin. |
| ~ innocence | a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense.; "the trial established his innocence" |
| ~ sinlessness, innocence, pureness, purity, whiteness | the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil. |
| ~ guilt, guiltiness | the state of having committed an offense. |
| ~ encapsulation | the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule).; "the encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths" |
| ~ polarisation, polarization | the condition of having or giving polarity. |
| ~ physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | the condition or state of the body or bodily functions. |
| ~ hyalinisation, hyalinization | the state of being hyaline or having become hyaline.; "the patient's arterioles showed marked hyalinization" |
| ~ vacuolation, vacuolisation, vacuolization | the state of having become filled with vacuoles. |
| ~ protuberance | the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out.; "the protuberance of his belly" |
| ~ curvature | (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal.; "curvature of the spine" |
| ~ mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state | (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic.; "a manic state" |
| ~ difficulty | a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome.; "grappling with financial difficulties" |
| ~ melioration, improvement | a condition superior to an earlier condition.; "the new school represents a great improvement" |
| ~ declination, decline | a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state. |
| ~ ennoblement | the state of being noble. |
| ~ ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, dominance, control | the state that exists when one person or group has power over another.; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" |
| ~ comfort, comfortableness | a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain.; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair" |
| ~ discomfort, uncomfortableness | the state of being tense and feeling pain. |
| ~ need, demand | a condition requiring relief.; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs" |
| ~ fullness | the condition of being filled to capacity. |
| ~ emptiness | the state of containing nothing. |
| ~ nakedness, nudeness, nudity | the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind. |
| ~ depilation, hairlessness | the condition of being void of hair. |
| ~ deshabille, dishabille | the state of being carelessly or partially dressed. |
| ~ hopefulness | full of hope. |
| ~ despair, desperation | a state in which all hope is lost or absent.; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation" |
| ~ pureness, purity | being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material. |
| ~ impureness, impurity | the condition of being impure. |
| ~ financial condition | the condition of (corporate or personal) finances. |
| ~ economic condition | the condition of the economy. |
| ~ sanitary condition | the state of sanitation (clean or dirty). |
| ~ tilth | the state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth. |
| ~ orderliness, order | a condition of regular or proper arrangement.; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order" |
| ~ disorderliness, disorder | a condition in which things are not in their expected places.; "the files are in complete disorder" |
| ~ normalcy, normality | being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning. |
| ~ lactosuria | presence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy or lactation. |
| ~ environmental condition | the state of the environment. |
| ~ climate, mood | the prevailing psychological state.; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election" |
| ~ ambiance, ambience, atmosphere | a particular environment or surrounding influence.; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" |
| ~ immunity, unsusceptibility | the state of not being susceptible.; "unsusceptibility to rust" |
| ~ immunity, resistance | (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease. |
| ~ subservience | the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan.; "all his actions were in subservience to the general plan" |
| ~ susceptibility, susceptibleness | the state of being susceptible; easily affected. |
| ~ wetness | the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water).; "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks" |
| ~ dryness, waterlessness, xerotes | the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water). |
| ~ safety | the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions.; "insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk" |
| ~ danger | the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury.; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease" |
| ~ tautness, tenseness, tensity, tension | the physical condition of being stretched or strained.; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body" |
| ~ amyotonia, atonia, atonicity, atony | lack of normal muscular tension or tonus. |
| ~ laxity, laxness | the condition of being physiologically lax.; "baths can help the laxness of the bowels" |
| ~ repair | a formal way of referring to the condition of something.; "the building was in good repair" |
| ~ soundness | a state or condition free from damage or decay. |
| ~ muteness, mutism | the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak.; "her muteness was a consequence of her deafness" |
| ~ eye condition | the condition of the optical properties of the eye. |
| ~ unsoundness | a condition of damage or decay. |
| ~ impropriety | the condition of being improper. |
| ~ iniquity, dark, wickedness, darkness | absence of moral or spiritual values.; "the powers of darkness" |
| ~ illumination, light | a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination.; "follow God's light" |
| ~ malady | any unwholesome or desperate condition.; "what maladies afflict our nation?" |
| ~ serration | the condition of being serrated.; "the serrations of a city skyline" |
| ~ absolution | the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance. |
| ~ automation | the condition of being automatically operated or controlled.; "automation increases productivity" |
| ~ brutalisation, brutalization | the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner. |
| ~ condemnation | the condition of being strongly disapproved of.; "he deserved nothing but condemnation" |
| ~ deification | the condition of being treated like a god. |
| ~ diversification | the condition of being varied.; "that restaurant's menu lacks diversification; every day it is the same" |
| ~ exoneration | the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation. |
| ~ facilitation | the condition of being made easy (or easier).; "social facilitation is an adaptive condition" |
| ~ frizz | the condition of being formed into small tight curls.; "her hair was in a frizz" |
| ~ fruition | the condition of bearing fruit. |
| ~ hospitalization | the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital.; "he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization" |
| ~ identification | the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established.; "the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest"; "identification of the gun was an important clue" |
| ~ impaction | the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed. |
| ~ ionisation, ionization | the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge).; "the ionization of a gas" |
| ~ irradiation | the condition of being exposed to radiation. |
| ~ leakiness | the condition of permitting leaks or leakage.; "the leakiness of the roof"; "the heart valve's leakiness"; "the leakiness of the boat made it dangerous to use" |
| ~ lubrication | the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant. |
| ~ mechanisation, mechanization | the condition of having a highly technical implementation. |
| ~ motivation | the condition of being motivated.; "his motivation was at a high level" |
| ~ mummification | a condition resembling that of a mummy.; "bureaucratic mummification in red tape" |
| ~ preservation | the condition of being (well or ill) preserved. |
| ~ prognathism | the condition of being prognathous; the condition of having a projecting jaw. |
| ~ rustication | the condition naturally attaching to life in the country. |
| ~ rustiness | the condition of being coated or clogged with rust. |
| ~ scandalisation, scandalization | the condition of being shocked (as by improper behavior). |
| ~ submission | the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else.; "the union was brought into submission"; "his submission to the will of God" |
| ~ urbanisation, urbanization | the condition of being urbanized. |
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