condition
Other forms: conditions; conditioned; conditioning
A medical problem or illness can be referred to as a condition. Your skin condition isn't contagious, but it still looks bad — scabby and scaly. You won't even need makeup to dress as a zombie for Halloween.
A condition is also a requirement or prerequisite for something. As a condition of your acceptance to college, you may have to maintain certain grades and do well on a standardized test. Condition can refer as well to the state or quality of something. The condition of your apartment building might be so appalling that your mail carrier has stopped delivering your mail.
Definitions of condition
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a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing“the human condition”types:social stratification, stratificationthe condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a groupordinarythe expected or commonplace condition or situationrootsthe condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineagelysogenicity, lysogenythe condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic materialcircumstances, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, luck, portionyour overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)amphidiploidythe condition of being amphidiploiddiploidythe condition of being diploidhaploidythe condition of being haploidheteroploidythe condition of being heteroploidpolyploidythe condition of being polyploidmosaicismthe condition in which an organism has two or more cell populations that differ in genetic makeupstigmatismthe condition of having or being marked by stigmatatranssexualismcondition in which a person assumes the identity and permanently acts the part of the gender opposite to his or her biological sexprovidencea manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creaturesfailurelack of successtype of:statethe way something is with respect to its main attributes
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a state at a particular time“a condition (or state) of disrepair”synonyms: statustypes:diversitythe condition or result of being changeableanchoragethe condition of being secured to a basehealththe general condition of body and mindecological niche, niche(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)noise conditionsthe condition of being noisy (as in a communication channel)involvement, participationthe condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)prepossessionthe condition of being prepossessedsaturationa condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influencesilencethe state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)ski conditionsthe amount and state of snow for skiingnominationthe condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or electionstandardisation, standardizationthe condition in which a standard has been successfully establishedstigmatism(optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal pointastigmatism, astigmia(optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal pointwaythe condition of things generallycircumstancea condition that accompanies or influences some event or activityhomelessnessthe state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets)reinstatementthe condition of being reinstatedplaceproper or appropriate position or locationcelibacyan unmarried statusvirginitythe condition or quality of being a virgininnocencea state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offenseinnocence, pureness, purity, sinlessness, whitenessthe state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evilencapsulationthe condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule)physical condition, physiological condition, physiological statethe condition or state of the body or bodily functionsprotuberancethe condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging outcurvature(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormalmental 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 dynamicdifficultya condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcomedeclination, declinea condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better stateennoblementthe state of being nobleascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominancethe state that exists when one person or group has power over anotherfullnessthe condition of being filled to capacityemptinessthe state of containing nothinghopefulnessfull of hopefinancial conditionthe condition of (corporate or personal) financeseconomic conditionthe condition of the economysanitary conditionthe state of sanitation (clean or dirty)tilththe state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growthlactosuriapresence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy or lactationenvironmental conditionthe state of the environmentsubserviencethe condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a planwetnessthe condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)dryness, waterlessness, xerotesthe condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)safetythe state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditionsdangerthe condition of being susceptible to harm or injuryrepaira formal way of referring to the condition of somethingsoundnessa state or condition free from damage or decayeye conditionthe condition of the optical properties of the eyeunsoundnessa condition of damage or decayimproprietythe condition of being unsuitable or offensiveserrationthe condition of being serratedabsolutionthe condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penanceautomationthe condition of being automatically operated or controlledcondemnationthe condition of being strongly disapproved ofdeificationthe condition of being treated like a goddiversificationthe condition of being variedexonerationthe condition of being relieved from blame or obligationfacilitationthe condition of being made easy (or easier)frizzthe condition of being formed into small tight curlsfruitionthe condition of bearing fruitidentificationthe condition of having the identity (of a person or object) establishedimpactionthe condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixedionisation, ionizationthe condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge)irradiationthe condition of being exposed to radiationleakinessthe condition of permitting leaks or leakagelubricationthe condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricantmotivationthe condition of being motivatedmummificationa condition resembling that of a mummypreservationthe condition of being (well or ill) preservedprognathismthe condition of being prognathous; the condition of having a projecting jawrusticationthe condition naturally attaching to life in the countryrustinessthe condition of being coated or clogged with rustsubmissionthe condition of having submitted to control by someone or something elsewakefulnessa periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the worldeasy moneythe economic condition in which credit is easy to securetight moneythe economic condition in which credit is difficult to secure and interest rates are highsaturation point(chemistry) the stage at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution or in a vaporpoverty trapa situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better offsoupan unfortunate situationstymie, stymya situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the holevagrancythe state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihoodhingea circumstance upon which subsequent events dependplaying fieldthe circumstances under which competition occursbloodinessthe state of being bloodyincompatibility(immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue)cleannesswithout moral defectsclearthe state of being free of suspicionbloodguiltthe state of being guilty of bloodshed and murdercomplicityguilt as an accomplice in a crime or offenseguilt by associationthe attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guiltyrecessionthe state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a yearacathexiaan inability to retain bodily secretionsangiotelectasiadilation and enlargement of arteriolesagalactia, agalactosisa condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been deliveredarousala state of heightened physiological activitysleep, slumbera natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspendedanhedoniaan inability to experience pleasuredepersonalisation, depersonalization(existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machinehypnosisa state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestionfuguea dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or daysdrivea physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desireelastosisbreakdown of elastic tissue (as the loss of elasticity in the skin of elderly people that results from degeneration of connective tissue)estrus, heat, oestrus, rutapplies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activityanestrum, anestrus, anoestrum, anoestrusapplies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrushypercapnia, hypercarbiathe physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating bloodacapnia, hypocapniaa state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal; can result from deep or rapid breathingasphyxiaa condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gasoxygen debta cumulative deficit of oxygen resulting from intense exercise; the deficit must be made up when the body returns to resthyperthermia, hyperthermyabnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)normothermianormal body temperaturehypothermiasubnormal body temperaturemuscularitythe physiological state of having or consisting of musclemyastheniaany muscular weaknessinfertility, sterilitythe state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnatefalse pregnancy, pseudocyesisphysiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnantgestation, maternity, pregnancythe state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterusrigor mortistemporary stiffness of joints and muscular rigidity occurring after deathpathological statea physical condition that is caused by diseasecellularitythe state of having cellsaddiction, dependance, dependence, dependency, habituationbeing abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)suspended animationa temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of consciousness resembling death; usually resulting from asphyxiacryptobiosisa state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstillemmetropia(ophthalmology) the normal refractive condition of the eye in which there is clear focus of light on the retinasedationa state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agenthyperpigmentationunusual darkening of the skinhypopigmentationunusual lack of skin coloramyxiaa condition in which no mucus in producedmoralea state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purposeanxiety, anxiousness(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panichallucinosisa mental state in which the person has continual hallucinationsidentity crisisdistress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one's self and one's role in societydelusion, psychotic belief(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrarymental healththe psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustmentmental disease, mental illness, psychopathyany disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric interventionagitationa mental state of extreme emotional disturbancedepressiona mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activityelationan exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depressioncold sweatthe physical condition of concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fearenchantment, spell, trancea psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantationbitchan unpleasant difficultymorass, plight, predicament, quagmire, quandarya situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying onerattrapa difficult entangling situationpincha painful or straitened circumstancemirea difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself fromsituationa complex or critical or unusual difficultydisassociation, dissociationa state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independentlybettermentan improvement that adds to the value of a property or facilitydevelopmenta state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)twilighta condition of decline following successeswrecksomething or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidationreformationimprovement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairsregulationthe state of being controlled or governedmonopolyexclusive control or possession of somethingease, reliefthe condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)conveniencethe state of being suitable or opportunewretchednessthe character of being uncomfortable and unpleasantnecessitythe condition of being essential or indispensablesoliditystate of having the interior filled with matterinfestationthe state of being invaded or overrun by parasitesblanknessthe state of being blank; void; emptinesshollownessthe state of being hollow: having an empty space withinvacancythe state of being unoccupiednudewithout clothing (especially in the phrase `in the nude')undresspartial or complete nakednessbarenessthe state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body)shirtsleevesnot wearing a jacketsolvencythe ability to meet maturing obligations as they come dueinsolvencythe lack of financial resourcesconfidencea state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorableplainnessthe state of being unmixed with other materialdirtinessthe state of containing dirty impuritiesputriditythe state of being putridcredit crunch, liquidity crisis, squeezea state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are highdepression, economic crisis, slumpa long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investmentfull employmentthe economic condition when everyone who wishes to work at the going wage rate for their type of labor is employedprosperityan economic state of growth with rising profits and full employmentsoftnessa state of declining economic conditionwealth, wealthinessthe state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and moneyimpoverishment, poorness, povertythe state of having little or no money and few or no material possessionsshakeoutan economic condition that results in the elimination of marginally financed participants in an industrywage setterany economic condition or variable that serves to set wage ratessanitarinessthe state of being conducive to healthunsanitarinessa state that is not conducive to healthcleannessthe state of being clean; without dirt or other impuritiesspit and polishcareful attention to order and appearance (as in the military)tidinessthe habit of being tidyshamblesa condition of great disorderuntidinessthe condition of being untidydisarrangement, disorganisation, disorganizationa condition in which an orderly system has been disruptedaveragenessthe state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocritytypicalitythe state of being that is typicalabnormalcy, abnormalityan abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficienciesintoxication, poisoning, toxic conditionthe physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substancepollutionundesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activitieserosioncondition in which the earth's surface is worn away by natural processes, including weathering, transportation, dissolution, and abrasiondeforestationthe state of being clear of treesdepopulationthe condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all)glaciationthe condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial actioninhospitablenessthe environmental condition in a region that lacks a favorable climate or terrain for life or growthmeteorological conditionsthe prevailing environmental conditions as they influence the prediction of weathergenius locithe special atmosphere of a placefeel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit, tonethe general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on peopleimmunogenicitythe property of eliciting an immune responseacquired immunityimmunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccinationinnate immunity, natural immunityimmunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeupliabilitythe state of being legally obliged and responsiblereactivityready susceptibility to chemical changesuggestibilitysusceptibility or responsiveness to suggestionsogginessa heavy wetnessaridity, aridness, thirstinessa deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)serenessa withered drynessconjunctivitis arida, xeroma, xerophthalmia, xerophthalmusabnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin Abiosafetysafety from exposure to infectious agentsrisklessnesssafety as a consequence of entailing no risksalvationthe state of being saved or preserved from harmsecuritythe state of being free from danger or injuryclear and present dangera standard for judging when freedom of speech can be abridgedinsecuritythe state of being subject to danger or injurytone, tonicity, tonusthe elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuliairworthinessfitness to flyanalgesiaabsence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousnessanisometropiadifference in the refractive power of the two eyesisometropiaequality of refractive power in the two eyesdisrepairthe state of being in poor condition or in need of repairdecayan inferior state resulting from the process of decayingfoulnessdisgusting wickedness and immoralityurinary hesitancydifficulty in beginning the flow of urine; associated with prostate enlargement in men and with narrowing of the urethral opening in women; may be caused by emotional stress in either men or womenwalla difficult or awkward situationoligospermiainsufficient spermatozoa in the sementype of:statethe way something is with respect to its main attributes
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the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
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an illness, disease, or other medical problem“a heart condition”“a skin condition”type of:illness, malady, sickness, unwellnessimpairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
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the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control conditionsynonyms: experimental condition
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put into a better state“he conditions old cars”types:reconditionbring into an improved conditiontype of:
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develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
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establish a conditioned response
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apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny“I condition my hair after washing it”type of:shampoouse shampoo on (hair)
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an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something elsesynonyms: precondition, stipulationtypes:boundary condition(mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equationstype of:assumption, premise, premissa statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
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(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
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information that should be kept in mind when making a decisionsynonyms: circumstance, considerationtypes:justificationsomething (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessarymitigating circumstance(law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offensetype of:informationknowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
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specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
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