| condition | | |
| n. (state) | 1. 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. |
| n. (communication) | 2. condition, precondition, stipulation | an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else. |
| ~ assumption, premise, premiss | a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn.; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" |
| ~ boundary condition | (mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations. |
| ~ provision, proviso | a stipulated condition.; "he accepted subject to one provision" |
| n. (state) | 3. condition | a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing.; "the human condition" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ social stratification, stratification | the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group. |
| ~ ordinary | the expected or commonplace condition or situation.; "not out of the ordinary" |
| ~ introversion, invagination | the condition of being folded inward or sheathed. |
| ~ roots | the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage.; "his roots in Texas go back a long way"; "he went back to Sweden to search for his roots"; "his music has African roots" |
| ~ lysogenicity, lysogeny | the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material.; "when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny" |
| ~ circumstances, luck, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, portion | your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you).; "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" |
| ~ amphidiploidy | the condition of being amphidiploid. |
| ~ diploidy | the condition of being diploid. |
| ~ haploidy | the condition of being haploid. |
| ~ heteroploidy | the condition of being heteroploid. |
| ~ polyploidy | the condition of being polyploid. |
| ~ mosaicism | the condition in which an organism has two or more cell populations that differ in genetic makeup. |
| ~ orphanage, orphanhood | the condition of being a child without living parents.; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult" |
| ~ stigmatism | the condition of having or being marked by stigmata. |
| ~ transsexualism | condition in which a person assumes the identity and permanently acts the part of the gender opposite to his or her biological sex. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. circumstance, condition, consideration | information that should be kept in mind when making a decision.; "another consideration is the time it would take" |
| ~ information | knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction. |
| ~ justification | something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary.; "he considered misrule a justification for revolution" |
| ~ mitigating circumstance | (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense. |
| n. (state) | 5. condition, shape | the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape'). |
| ~ good health, healthiness | the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease. |
| ~ physical fitness, fitness | good physical condition; being in shape or in condition. |
| n. (state) | 6. condition | an illness, disease, or other medical problem.; "a heart condition"; "a skin condition" |
| ~ illness, sickness, unwellness, malady | impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism. |
| n. (communication) | 7. condition, term | (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement.; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous" |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ agreement, understanding | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises.; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers" |
| n. (cognition) | 8. condition, experimental condition | the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition. |
| ~ experiment, experimentation | the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation. |
| ~ procedure, process | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result.; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error" |
| v. (social) | 9. condition | establish a conditioned response. |
| ~ instruct, teach, learn | impart skills or knowledge to.; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" |
| v. (social) | 10. check, condition, discipline, train | develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control.; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" |
| ~ make grow, develop | cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development.; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" |
| ~ mortify | practice self-denial of one's body and appetites. |
| ~ groom, train, prepare | educate for a future role or function.; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" |
| v. (communication) | 11. condition, qualify, specify, stipulate | specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement.; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments" |
| ~ contract, undertake | enter into a contractual arrangement. |
| ~ stipulate | give a guarantee or promise of.; "They stipulated to release all the prisoners" |
| ~ provide | determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation.; "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech" |
| v. (change) | 12. condition | put into a better state.; "he conditions old cars" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| ~ recondition | bring into an improved condition.; "He reconditioned the old appliances" |
| v. (body) | 13. condition | apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny.; "I condition my hair after washing it" |
| ~ shampoo | use shampoo on (hair). |
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