condition

/kʌndˈɪʃʌn/

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Noun
a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
Noun
an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
Noun
a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"
Noun
information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"
Noun
the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition'' or `in shape'' or `out of condition'' or `out of shape'')
Noun
an illness, disease, or other medical problem; "a heart condition"; "a skin condition"
Noun
(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"
Noun
the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable''s effect by comparison with a control condition
Verb
establish a conditioned response
Verb
develop (children''s) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
Verb
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"
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put into a better state; "he conditions old cars"
Verb
apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny; "I condition my hair after washing it"
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absolution ambiance ambience amphidiploidy amyotonia anchorage ascendance ascendancy ascendence ascendency astigmatism astigmia atmosphere atonia atonicity atony automation boundary condition brutalisation brutalization celibacy circumstance circumstances climate comfort comfortableness condemnation control curvature danger dark darkness declination decline deification demand depilation deshabille despair desperation destiny difficulty diploidy discomfort dishabille disorder disorderliness diversification diversity dominance dryness ecological niche economic condition emptiness encapsulation ennoblement environmental condition exoneration eye condition facilitation fate financial condition fitness fortune frizz fruition fullness guilt guiltiness hairlessness haploidy health heteroploidy homelessness hopefulness hospitalization hyalinisation hyalinization identification illumination immunity impaction impropriety improvement impureness impurity iniquity innocence introversion invagination involvement ionisation ionization irradiation justification lactosuria laxity laxness leakiness light lot lubrication luck lysogenicity lysogeny malady mechanisation mechanization melioration mental condition mental state mitigating circumstance mode mood mortify mosaicism motivation mummification muteness mutism nakedness need niche noise conditions nomination normalcy normality nudeness nudity order orderliness ordinary orphanage orphanhood participation physical condition physical fitness physiological condition physiological state place polarisation polarization polyploidy portion position prepossession preservation prognathism protuberance provide provision proviso psychological condition psychological state pureness purity recondition regularisation regularization reinstatement repair resistance roots rustication rustiness safety sanitary condition saturation scandalisation scandalization serration silence sinlessness situation ski conditions social stratification soundness standardisation standardization stigmatism stratification submission subservience susceptibility susceptibleness tautness tenseness tension tensity tilth transsexualism uncomfortableness unsoundness unsusceptibility urbanisation urbanization vacuolation vacuolisation vacuolization virginity waterlessness way wetness whiteness wickedness xerotes
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