HyperDic: condition

English > 13 senses of the word condition:
NOUNstatecondition, statusa state at a particular time
communicationcondition, precondition, stipulationan assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
stateconditiona mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
cognitioncondition, circumstance, considerationinformation that should be kept in mind when making a decision
statecondition, shapethe state of (good) health (especially in the phrases 'in condition' or 'in shape' or 'out of condition' or 'out of shape')
stateconditionan illness, disease, or other medical problem
communicationcondition, strings, term(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
cognitioncondition, experimental conditionthe procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
VERBsocialconditionestablish a conditioned response
socialcondition, discipline, train, checkdevelop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice
communicationcondition, stipulate, qualify, specifyspecify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement
changeconditionput into a better state
bodyconditionapply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny
condition > pronunciation
Soundskahndih'shahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > condition: 13 senses > noun 1, state
MeaningA state at a particular time.
Example"a condition (or state) of disrepair"
Synonymstatus
NarrowerabsolutionThe condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance
anchorageThe condition of being secured to a base
astigmatism, astigmia(optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point
atmosphere, ambiance, ambienceA particular environment or surrounding influence
atonicity, atony, atonia, amyotonialack of normal muscular tension or tonus
automationThe condition of being automatically operated or controlled
brutalization, brutalisationThe condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner
celibacyAn unmarried status
circumstanceA condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
climate, moodThe prevailing psychological state
comfort, comfortablenessA state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
condemnationThe condition of being strongly disapproved of
curvature(medicine) a curving or bending
dangerThe condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
decline, declinationA condition inferior to an earlier condition
deificationThe condition of being treated like a god
despair, desperationA state in which all hope is lost or absent
difficultyA condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
discomfort, uncomfortablenessThe state of being tense and feeling pain
dishabille, deshabilleThe state of being carelessly or partially dressed
disorderliness, disorderA condition in which things are not in their expected places
diversificationThe condition of being varied
diversityThe condition or result of being changeable
dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, controlThe state that exists when one person or group has power over another
dryness, waterlessness, xerotesThe condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid / liquid (especially water)
economic conditionThe condition of the economy
emptinessThe state of containing nothing
encapsulationThe condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule)
ennoblementThe state of being noble
environmental conditionThe state of the environment
exonerationThe condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
eye conditionThe condition of the optical properties of the eye
facilitationThe condition of being made easy (or easier)
financial conditionThe condition of (corporate or personal) finances
frizzThe condition of being formed into small tight curls
fruitionThe condition of bearing fruit / fruit
fullnessThe condition of being filled to capacity
guilt, guiltinessThe state of having committed an offense
hairlessness, depilationThe condition of being void of hair
healthThe general condition of body and mind
homelessnessThe state or condition of having no home / home / home (especially the state of living in the streets / streets)
hopefulnessFull of hope / hope
hospitalizationThe condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital / hospital
hyalinization, hyalinisationThe state of being hyaline or having become hyaline
identificationThe condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established
immunity, resistance(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
impactionThe condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed
improprietyThe condition of being improper
improvement, meliorationA condition superior to an earlier condition
impurity, impurenessThe condition of being impure
innocenceA state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense
ionization, ionisationThe condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge)
irradiationThe condition of being exposed to radiation
lactosuriapresence of lactose in the urine
laxness, laxityThe condition of being physiologically lax
leakinessThe condition of permitting leaks or leakage
light, illuminationA condition of spiritual awareness
lubricationThe condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant
maladyAny unwholesome or desperate condition
mechanization, mechanisationThe condition of having a highly technical implementation
modeA particular functioning condition or arrangement
motivationThe condition of being motivated
mummificationA condition resembling that of a mummy
mutism, mutenessThe condition of being unable or unwilling to speak
nakedness, nudity, nudenessThe state of being without clothing or covering of any kind
need, demandA condition requiring relief
niche, ecological 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)
nominationThe condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
normality, normalcyWithin certain limits that define the range of normal / normal functioning
orderliness, orderA condition of regular or proper arrangement
participation, involvementThe condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)
physical condition, physiological state, physiological conditionThe condition or state of the body or bodily functions
placeProper or appropriate position or location
polarization, polarisationThe condition of having or giving polarity
prepossessionThe condition of being prepossessed
preservationThe condition of being (well or ill) preserved
prognathismThe condition of being prognathous
protuberanceThe condition of being protuberant
psychological state, psychological condition, mental state, mental condition(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
purity, purenessundiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence, whitenessThe state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong
regularization, regularisationThe condition of having been made regular (or more regular)
reinstatementThe condition of being reinstated
repairA formal way of referring to the condition of something
rusticationThe condition naturally attaching to life in the country
rustinessThe condition of being coated or clogged with rust
safetyThe state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
sanitary conditionThe state of sanitation (clean or dirty)
saturationA condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence
scandalization, scandalisationThe condition of being shocked (as by improper behavior)
serrationThe condition of being serrated
silenceThe state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
situation, positionA condition or position in which you find yourself
ski conditionsThe amount and state of snow for skiing
soundnessA state or condition free from damage or decay
standardization, standardisationThe condition in which a standard has been successfully established
stigmatism(optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal point
submissionThe condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else
subservienceThe condition of being something that is useful in reaching / reaching an end or carrying out a plan
susceptibility, susceptiblenessThe state of being susceptible
tension, tensity, tenseness, tautnessThe physical condition of being stretched or strained
tilthThe state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth
unsoundnessA condition of damage or decay
unsusceptibility, immunityThe state of not being susceptible
urbanization, urbanisationThe condition of being urbanized
vacuolization, vacuolisation, vacuolationThe state of having become filled with vacuoles
virginityThe condition or quality of being a virgin
wayThe condition of things generally
wetnessThe condition of containing or being covered by a liquid / liquid (especially water)
wickedness, darkness, darkabsence of moral or spiritual values
BroaderstateThe way something is with respect to its main attributes
Spanishcircunstancias, condición, estado, situación
Catalancircumstàncies, condició
Verbsconditionput into a better state
English > condition: 13 senses > noun 2, communication
MeaningAn assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else.
Synonymsprecondition, stipulation
Narrowerboundary condition(mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations
provision, provisoA stipulated condition
Broaderpremise, premiss, assumptionA statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
Spanishcondición, estipulación
Catalancondició, estipulació
Verbsconditionspecify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement
English > condition: 13 senses > noun 3, state
MeaningA mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing.
Example"the human condition"
NarroweramphidiploidyThe condition of being amphidiploid
diploidyThe condition of being diploid
fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portionYour overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens / happens to you)
haploidyThe condition of being haploid
heteroploidyThe condition of being heteroploid
invagination, introversionThe condition of being folded inward or sheathed
lysogeny, lysogenicityThe condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material
mosaicismThe condition in which an organism has two or more cell populations that differ in genetic makeup
ordinaryThe expected or commonplace condition or situation
orphanage, orphanhoodThe condition of being a child without living parents
polyploidyThe condition of being polyploid
rootsThe condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural / cultural lineage
stigmatismThe condition of having or being marked by stigmata
stratification, social stratificationThe condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
transsexualismCondition in which a person assumes the identity and permanently acts the part of the gender opposite to his or her biological sex
BroaderstateThe way something is with respect to its main attributes
Spanishcondición, estado
Catalancondició
English > condition: 13 senses > noun 4, cognition
MeaningInformation that should be kept in mind when making a decision.
Synonymscircumstance, consideration
NarrowerjustificationSomething (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable / reasonable or necessary
mitigating circumstance(law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense
Broaderinformationknowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
Spanishcircunstancia, condición, consideración
Catalancircumstància, condició, consideració
Verbsconditionspecify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement
English > condition: 13 senses > noun 5, state
MeaningThe state of (good) health (especially in the phrases 'in condition' or 'in shape' or 'out of condition' or 'out of shape').
Synonymshape
Narrowerfitness, physical fitnessGood physical condition
Broadergood health, healthinessThe state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease
English > condition: 13 senses > noun 6, state
MeaningAn illness, disease, or other medical problem.
Examples
  • "a heart condition"
  • "a skin condition"
Broaderillness, unwellness, malady, sicknessimpairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
English > condition: 13 senses > noun 7, communication
Meaning(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement.
Example"the contract set out the conditions of the lease"
Synonymsstrings, term
Part ofagreement, understandingThe statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
BroaderstatementA message that is stated or declared
Usage ofplural, plural formThe form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Spanishcondición, término
Catalancondició, terme
Verbsconditionspecify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement
English > condition: 13 senses > noun 8, cognition
MeaningThe procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition.
Synonymexperimental condition
Part ofexperiment, experimentationThe act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
Broaderprocedure, processA particular course of action intended to achieve a result
English > condition: 13 senses > verb 1, social
MeaningEstablish a conditioned response.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Broaderteach, learn, instructImpart skills or knowledge to
Spanishcondicionar
Nounsconditioninga learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
English > condition: 13 senses > verb 2, social
MeaningDevelop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymsdiscipline, train, check
NarrowermortifyPractice self-denial of one's body and appetites
Broaderdevelop, make growCause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
Similar toprepare, groom, trainEducate for a future role or function
Spanishentrenar
Catalandisciplinar
Nounsconditionera trainer of athletes
English > condition: 13 senses > verb 3, communication
MeaningSpecify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonymsstipulate, qualify, specify
NarrowerprovideDetermine (what is to happen / happen in certain contingencies) , especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
Broadercontract, undertakeEnter into a contractual arrangement
Similar tostipulateGive a guarantee or promise of
Spanishconcretar, condicionar, disponer, especificar, estipular, precisar
Catalanconcretar, condicionar, especificar, estipular, precisar
Nounsconditioninformation that should be kept in mind when making a decision
conditionan assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
condition(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
English > condition: 13 senses > verb 4, change
Meaningput into a better state.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"he conditions old cars"
NarrowerreconditionBring into an improved condition
Broaderbetter, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorateTo make better
Spanishacondicionar, condicionar
Catalancondicionar
Nounsconditiona state at a particular time
conditionerexercise that conditions the body
English > condition: 13 senses > verb 5, body
Meaningapply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThey condition their hair
Example"I condition my hair after washing it"
BroadershampooUse shampoo on (hair)
Spanishcondicionar
Catalancondicionar, posar suavitzant
Nounsconditionera substance used in washing / washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer

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