Noun
Happiness is the state or condition of being happy.
Their weakened condition makes them more likely to get sick.
Verb
the length of time that it takes for runners to condition their bodies for a marathon
a company that must condition its traditional ways of doing business to the realities of the global economy
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Those conditions, which typically include dry air from the west going up over the Rockies and crashing into warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico, are what make the U.S. so prone to tornadoes and other severe storms.
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Sean Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2023
Those conditions, as well as natural disasters, or inequality worsened by the pandemic, are driving people north.
—Leila Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2023
But inflation can also rise and fall based on developments that have little to do with economic conditions, such as limited oil production and supply chain problems.
—Stanley Reed, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
Wind chills will also fall to near or below-zero for many of the areas experiencing blizzard conditions, which could be life-threatening to anyone who becomes stranded outside.
—Jennifer Gray, CNN, 3 Apr. 2023
The deal is still subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023
However, the researchers noted the whale appeared otherwise in normal condition based on the fat stores and blubber layer — not malnourished, as has been the case for most of the whales found stranded on beaches in recent years.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
Forecasters also look at the storm’s environmental conditions – temperature, humidity and wind shear.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2023
Stricter lending standards have already been in place, so this will likely exacerbate the already tight conditions, which will have an effect on property values.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2023
Newsom might gladly step in were Harris to stumble during the primary season, but that’s highly speculative and conditioned on a number of events occurring between now and then.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2023
Muratov, who was interviewed by the BBC in Russian capital Moscow, said Russians were being conditioned by the Kremlin to be ready for nuclear war.
—Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
Check the ingredients for conditioning agents like panthenol and humectants like glycerin that help keep strands hydrated and sleek.
—Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2023
Yet conditioning aid to Israel has generally been considered a third rail in U.S. foreign policy, and even many lawmakers now speaking out against Israel’s rightward shift oppose that step.
—Josh Lederman, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2023
Super sheer and never sticky, this tube is packed with hydrating watermelon seed oil and vitamin E. Here’s a popular lip oil that’s infused with honey, omegas 3, 6, and 9, plus hyaluronic acid to soothe and condition dry lips.
—Harper’s BAZAAR, 10 Mar. 2023
Marlins manager Skip Schumaker likened the new pace to conditioning in the weight room.
—Alanis Thames, ajc, 4 Mar. 2023
At the core of the dispute is the question of whether the lucrative hydrogen subsidies should be conditioned on the fuel being produced entirely with renewable power, confirmed by hourly tracking of the electrons flowing from the grid to the projects.
—Evan Halper, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
Then, the Skinceautical purifying gel cleanser is applied to remove debris from pores with drying leaving skin refreshed and conditioned with is followed by a hydra facial (think vacuum on the skin) to extract dead skin sells and excess oils.
—Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 2 Mar. 2023
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«The country is in such a condition, that if we delay longer some fair measure of reform, sufficient at least to satisfy the more moderate, and much more, if we refuse all reform whatsoever — I say, if _we adopt so unwise a policy, the country is in such a condition_ that we may precipitate a revolution.» ❋ Edwin A. Abbott (N/A)
In general, _an interest is an unsatisfied capacity, corresponding to an unrealized condition, and it is predisposition to such rearrangement as would tend to realize the indicated condition_. ❋ Robert Ezra Park (1926)
If any doubt about the valid administration is left, the infant after delivery should be carefully baptized _under condition_, as it is called; that is, with the condition added that, if the former ceremony was validly conferred, there is no intention of giving a second baptism. ❋ Charles Coppens (1877)
Matters went on pretty well with us until my master was seized with a severe fit of illness, in consequence of which his literary scheme was completely defeated, and his condition in life materially injured; of course, the glad tones of encouragement which I had been accustomed to hear were changed into expressions of condolence, and sometimes assurances of unabated friendship; but then it must be remembered that I, the handsomest blue coat, was _still in good condition_, and it will perhaps appear, that if I were not my master’s ❋ Various (N/A)
_condition precedent_; — but the meeting disregard it — reject the condition, and gravely resolve to accept _a resignation_, which had not yet been tendered to them. ❋ An Elector (N/A)
The fill level can be indicative of the temperature at which a wine was stored, and the label condition can be a sign of whether or not a wine was professionally stored. ❋ David Sokolin (2008)
Johnston’s response said his mother’s «chronic pain condition is currently being managed in coordination with the Department of Corrections.» ❋ Unknown (2009)
The win condition is that you can only remember the names of the ones who were kind and/or interesting to you. ❋ Unknown (2008)
The win condition is not that your high school classmates flock around you telling you how much they respected the theorem you just proved or the book you just wrote or the marketing decision you just made or the way you just handled your kid’s tantrum. ❋ Unknown (2008)
The win condition is that when you get news of something terrible happening to someone who smeared Ben Gay all over your friend’s locker or pushed another friend down the stairs or any of the other lovely things that happened in high school, you are not glad. ❋ Unknown (2008)
If a condition is autosomal dominant, a person who carries one copy of the gene containing a mutation will usually manifest some signs of that condition. ❋ Unknown (2009)
This condition is the faster growth of one limb on one side of the body in comparison with the other side. ❋ Unknown (2009)
It might sound like a dream come true, but for those suffering from persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD), the condition is an absolute nightmare. ❋ Tyler (2009)
This condition is also known as pulmonic or pulmonary insufficiency. ❋ Unknown (2009)
This condition is also known as Absolute Pitch and is the ability of a person to identify or recreate a given musical note without the benefit of an external reference. ❋ Unknown (2010)
In the movie, few people comment on his condition – they simply accept him as different, whereas in the short story, his condition is a social embarrassment to everyone associated with him. ❋ Unknown (2009)
This condition is also called pulmonic stenosis or pulmonary valve stenosis. ❋ Unknown (2009)
This condition is also known as aortic insufficiency. ❋ Unknown (2009)
PETER: Hey, Bobby, [Greg’s] asleep. Let’s «condition» him!
BOBBY: Cool! Perfect, I don’t think he’s ever heard of that, so it will really get him!
……THREE HOURS LATER……
GREG: ([Yawn]……wipes face……opens eyes……) What the fuck! What happened to me……GROSS! [God damn it]! Where are those fucking faggots! ❋ Bar Bare-All Eden (2006)
By [smearing] peanut butter on her [cooter], she conditioned her [doberman] to provide her ‘non-prime time’ pleasure ❋ Wriggler (2005)
The other day I went to a 2-hour conditioning practice. Multiple sprints, liners and [footwork] [drills] left me [exhausted] and pissed off. ❋ Calair (2007)
[Conditional]: [f you] are a musician, then you are a [pianist].
CONVERSE: If you are a pianist, then you are a musician.
INVERSE: If you are not a musician, then you are not a pianist
CONTRAPOSITIVE: If you are not a pianist, then you are not a musician. ❋ NicolasC1223 (2013)
Don had the condition earlier. He got [trashed] last night and crashed on my sofa, woke up [in the middle of the night], stumbled into my closet and [peed] in my shoes. ❋ Timothy Trice (2007)
Your girlfriend is being [conditional] when she demands that we [overlook] her [rudeness] and inappropriate behavior in order to all get along.
I am not being conditional by telling you that we do not have a good relationship, it is just a fact. ❋ Whiteadjacent (2018)
That house is so conditional with its [log cabin] exterior and its modern, [functional] [interior]. ❋ Jambo Jake (2009)
Did you see [destroy] that [putting green]? Yeah he definitely [pulled] a Condit ❋ ByronsRoids (2009)
[Virgin]: Conditional DNP is my favorite [artist]! I especially like his collaborations with (insert artist).
[Chad]: Bro… ❋ Nidardos RatOiler (2021)
I [hereby] blah blah blah…. Any [reproduction] blah blah blah…. Just let me install my fucking [Dark Soul] terms and conditions. ❋ Oldemberg (2014)
Look up condition in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Condition or conditions may refer to:
In philosophy and logicEdit
- Material conditional, a logical connective used to form «if…then…» statements
- Necessary and sufficient condition, a statement which is true if and only if another given statement is true
In science and technologyEdit
In computer scienceEdit
- Exception handling#Condition systems, a generalization of exceptions in exception handling
- Condition (SQL), a filtering mechanism in relational database queries
- Condition variable, a synchronization primitive in concurrent programming
In medicineEdit
- Medical condition, as a synonym for disease
- Medical state or condition, a patient’s clinical status in a hospital
In numerical analysisEdit
- Condition number, a measure of a matrix in digital computation
In arts and entertainmentEdit
- Condition (film), a 2011 film
- Conditions (album), 2009 debut album by Australian rock band The Temper Trap
- Conditions (magazine), an annual lesbian feminist literary magazine
- Conditions (band), an American rock band
- Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In), a song written by Mickey Newbury and first released in 1967
- Status effect, a temporary condition of a character in computer gaming
Other usesEdit
- Conditions (Russia), part of the constitution of Russia, signed by Anna of Russia in 1730
- In contract law, part of covenants, conditions and restrictions
- Living condition
- State of being
See alsoEdit
- All pages with titles beginning with Condition
- All pages with titles containing Condition
- Conditional (disambiguation)
- Conditioner (disambiguation)
- Conditioning (disambiguation)
- State (disambiguation)
the condition or result of being changeable
the condition of being secured to a base
the general condition of body and mind
a particular functioning condition or arrangement
(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
the condition of being noisy (as in a communication channel)
the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)
the condition of being prepossessed
the condition of having been made regular (or more regular)
a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence
the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
a condition or position in which you find yourself
the amount and state of snow for skiing
the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
the condition in which a standard has been successfully established
(optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal point
(optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point
the condition of things generally
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets)
the condition of being reinstated
proper or appropriate position or location
an unmarried status
the condition or quality of being a virgin
a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense
the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
the state of having committed an offense
the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule)
the condition of having or giving polarity
the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
the state of being hyaline or having become hyaline
the state of having become filled with vacuoles
the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out
(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one’s ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
a condition superior to an earlier condition
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
the state of being noble
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
the state of being tense and feeling pain
a condition requiring relief
the condition of being filled to capacity
the state of containing nothing
the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind
the condition of being void of hair
the state of being carelessly or partially dressed
full of hope
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
the condition of being impure
the condition of (corporate or personal) finances
the condition of the economy
the state of sanitation (clean or dirty)
the state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth
a condition of regular or proper arrangement
a condition in which things are not in their expected places
being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
presence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy or lactation
the state of the environment
the prevailing psychological state
a particular environment or surrounding influence
the state of not being susceptible
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan
the state of being susceptible; easily affected
the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
the physical condition of being stretched or strained
lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
the condition of being physiologically lax
a formal way of referring to the condition of something
a state or condition free from damage or decay
the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak
the condition of the optical properties of the eye
a condition of damage or decay
the condition of being improper
absence of moral or spiritual values
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
any unwholesome or desperate condition
the condition of being serrated
the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance
the condition of being automatically operated or controlled
the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner
the condition of being strongly disapproved of
the condition of being treated like a god
the condition of being varied
the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
the condition of being made easy (or easier)
the condition of being formed into small tight curls
the condition of bearing fruit
the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital
the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established
the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed
the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge)
the condition of being exposed to radiation
the condition of permitting leaks or leakage
the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant
the condition of having a highly technical implementation
the condition of being motivated
a condition resembling that of a mummy
the condition of being (well or ill) preserved
the condition of being prognathous; the condition of having a projecting jaw
the condition naturally attaching to life in the country
the condition of being coated or clogged with rust
the condition of being shocked (as by improper behavior)
the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else
the condition of being urbanized
the state of a person’s cognitive processes
a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world
the economic condition in which credit is easy to secure
the economic condition in which credit is difficult to secure and interest rates are high
(chemistry) the stage at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution or in a vapor
a particular situation
a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off
an unfortunate situation
a situation in golf where an opponent’s ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
the state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood
a special set of circumstances
a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
the circumstances under which competition occurs
the state of being bloody
(immunology) the degree to which the body’s immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue)
a state of innocence
without moral defects
the state of being free of suspicion
a state of guilt
the state of being guilty of bloodshed and murder
guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense
the state of being a criminal
the attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guilty
the state of being liable to impeachment
the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
an inability to retain bodily secretions
dilation and enlargement of arterioles
a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
a temporary psychological state
a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother’s breasts after her child has been delivered
loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
failure of the sweat glands
a state of heightened physiological activity
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
a torpid state resembling deep sleep
a loss of will power
an inability to experience pleasure
(existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine
a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days
a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
breakdown of elastic tissue (as the loss of elasticity in the skin of elderly people that results from degeneration of connective tissue)
a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
the physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood
a state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal; can result from deep or rapid breathing
a 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 gas
a cumulative deficit of oxygen resulting from intense exercise; the deficit must be made up when the body returns to rest
abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)
normal body temperature
subnormal body temperature
the physiological state of having or consisting of muscle
any muscular weakness
the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate
physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnant
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
temporary stiffness of joints and muscular rigidity occurring after death
the state of being vitalized and filled with life
the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease
the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
the state of being potent; a male’s capacity to have sexual intercourse
a physical condition that is caused by disease
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
the state of having cells
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
a temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of consciousness resembling death; usually resulting from asphyxia
a state in which an animal’s metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill
the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
(ophthalmology) the normal refractive condition of the eye in which there is clear focus of light on the retina
an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent
unusual darkening of the skin
unusual lack of skin color
a condition in which no mucus in produced
a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
a mental state in which the person has continual hallucinations
distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one’s self and one’s role in society
an uneasy psychological state
(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment
any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
the physical condition of concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fear
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
an unpleasant difficulty
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
a difficult entangling situation
a painful or straitened circumstance
informal terms for a difficult situation
a difficulty that can be overcome with effort
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
a state in which some integrated part of a person’s life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
a condition of decline following successes
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
improvement (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 affairs
the state of being restored to its former good condition
position or state of being dominant or in control
power to dominate or defeat
the state of being predominant over others
dominance or power through legal authority
the state of being controlled or governed
dominance through threat of punishment and violence
exclusive control or possession of something
the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
comfort in disappointment or misery
a state of warm snug comfort
the state of being suitable or opportune
an inconvenient discomfort
physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)
the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
the condition of being essential or indispensable
the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more
the state of being more than full
state of having the interior filled with matter
the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
the state of being blank; void; emptiness
the state of being hollow: having an empty space within
the state of being unoccupied
the absence of matter
without clothing (especially in the phrase `in the nude’)
informal terms for nakedness
partial or complete nakedness
the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body)
the condition of having no hair on the top of the head
not wearing a jacket
the ability to meet maturing obligations as they come due
the lack of financial resources
a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
the state of being unmixed with other material
being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating
the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
the state of being contaminated
the state of containing dirty impurities
the state of being putrid
a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
the economic condition when everyone who wishes to work at the going wage rate for their type of labor is employed
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
a state of declining economic condition
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
an economic condition that results in the elimination of marginally financed participants in an industry
any economic condition or variable that serves to set wage rates
the state of being conducive to health
a state that is not conducive to health
the state of being clean; without dirt or other impurities
careful attention to order and appearance (as in the military)
in working order
the habit of being tidy
a condition of great disorder
the state of being unsanitary
the condition of being untidy
a state of confusion and disorderliness
a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted
a confused multitude of things
the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity
the state of being that is commonly observed
the state of being that is typical
an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
condition in which the earth’s surface is worn away by natural processes, including weathering, transportation, dissolution, and abrasion
the state of being clear of trees
the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all)
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action
the environmental condition in a region that lacks a favorable climate or terrain for life or growth
the prevailing environmental conditions as they influence the prediction of weather
the special atmosphere of a place
an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
an unwholesome atmosphere
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
the property of eliciting an immune response
immunity 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 vaccination
immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual’s natural biologic makeup
immunity from an obligation or duty
the state of being legally obliged and responsible
the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
susceptibility to a pathogen
ready susceptibility to chemical change
susceptibility or responsiveness to suggestion
the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water
wetness caused by water
wetness in the atmosphere
a slight wetness
a heavy wetness
dryness resulting from the removal of water
a shortage of rainfall
a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)
a withered dryness
abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A
abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva
safety from exposure to infectious agents
safety as a consequence of entailing no risk
having the strength to withstand attack
the state of being saved or preserved from harm
the state of being free from danger or injury
a standard for judging when freedom of speech can be abridged
the state of being dangerous
the state of being subject to danger or injury
a state of danger involving risk
the state of being vulnerable or exposed
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
fitness to traverse the seas
fitness to fly
congenital deafness that results in inability to speak
absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness
difference in the refractive power of the two eyes
equality of refractive power in the two eyes
the state of being in poor condition or in need of repair
an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
disgusting wickedness and immorality
difficulty 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 women
a difficult or awkward situation
insufficient spermatozoa in the semen
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English condicioun, from Old French condicion (French condition), from Latin condicio. Unetymological change in spelling due to confusion with conditio.
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: kəndĭshʹən, IPA(key): /kənˈdɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -ɪʃən
Noun[edit]
condition (countable and uncountable, plural conditions)
- A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
- A requirement or requisite.
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Environmental protection is a condition for sustainability.
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What other planets might have the right conditions for life?
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The union had a dispute over sick time and other conditions of employment.
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- (law) A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.
- The health status of a medical patient.
- Synonym: fettle
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My aunt couldn’t walk up the stairs in her condition.
- A certain abnormal state of health; a malady or sickness.
- The state or quality.
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National reports on the condition of public education are dismal.
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The condition of man can be classified as civilized or uncivilized.
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1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 48:
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Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.
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- A particular state of being.
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Hypnosis is a peculiar condition of the nervous system.
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Steps were taken to ameliorate the condition of slavery.
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Security is defined as the condition of not being threatened.
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Aging is a condition over which we are powerless.
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- (obsolete) The situation of a person or persons, particularly their social and/or economic class, rank.
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A man of his condition has no place to make request.
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1749, Henry Fielding, “Containing Various Matters”, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume VI, London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, page 142:
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[T]his Zeal was now inflamed by Lady Bellaſton, who had told her the preceding Evening, that ſhe was well ſatiſfied from the Conduct of Sophia, and from her Carriage to his Lordſhip, that all Delays would be dangerous, and that the only Way to ſucceed, was to preſs the Match forward with ſuch Rapidity, that the young Lady ſhould have no Time to reflect, and be obliged to conſent while ſhe ſcarce knew what ſhe did. In which Manner, ſhe ſaid, one half of the Marriages among People of Condition were brought about.
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Hyponyms[edit]
- human condition
- interesting condition
- Marshall-Lerner condition
- mint condition
- necessary condition
- precondition
- sufficient condition
- underlying condition
Derived terms[edit]
- bollard condition
- boundary condition
- condition of carriage
- condition precedent
- condition subsequent
- conditional
- fee simple subject to condition subsequent
- in ballast condition
- in condition
- Lipschitz condition
- medical condition
- on condition
- out of condition
- pre-existing condition
- precondition
- preexisting condition
- race condition
- Sakharov condition
- statement of condition
- suspensive condition
- transversality condition
- Yoda condition
Translations[edit]
logical clause or phrase
- Albanian: kusht (sq) m
- Arabic: شَرْط m (šarṭ)
- Armenian: պայման (hy) (payman)
- Azerbaijani: şərt (az)
- Bashkir: шарт (şart)
- Belarusian: умо́ва (be) f (umóva)
- Bengali: শর্ত (bn) (śorto)
- Bulgarian: усло́вие (bg) n (uslóvie)
- Catalan: condició (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 條件／条件 (tiu4 gin6-2)
- Mandarin: 條件／条件 (zh) (tiáojiàn)
- Czech: podmínka (cs) f
- Danish: bekostning (da) n, betingelse (da)
- Dutch: conditie (nl)
- Esperanto: kondiĉo
- Estonian: tingimus
- Finnish: ehto (fi), edellytys (fi)
- French: condition (fr)
- Galician: condición (gl) f
- Georgian: პირობა (ṗiroba)
- German: Bedingung (de) f, Kondition (de) f
- Greek: όρος (el) m (óros)
- Hebrew: תְּנַאי (he) m (t’nai)
- Hindi: शर्त (hi) f (śart)
- Hungarian: feltétel (hu)
- Indonesian: kondisi (id)
- Italian: condizione (it) f
- Japanese: 条件 (ja) (じょうけん, jōken)
- Kazakh: жағдай (jağdai), шарт (kk) (şart)
- Khmer: កត្តា (km) (kɑttaa)
- Korean: 조건(條件) (ko) (jogeon)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: شەرت (ckb) (şert)
- Northern Kurdish: şert (ku)
- Kyrgyz: шарт (ky) (şart)
- Lao: ກະຕິກາ (lo) (ka ti kā)
- Latin: conditio f
- Latvian: noteikums m
- Lithuanian: sąlyga f
- Macedonian: у́слов m (úslov)
- Malay: syarat (ms)
- Maltese: kundizzjoni f
- Mongolian:
- Cyrillic: нөхцөл (mn) (nöxcöl)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: vilkår (no) n, betingelse m
- Pashto: شرط (ps) m (šart)
- Persian: شرط (fa) (šart)
- Polish: warunek (pl) m
- Portuguese: condição (pt) f
- Romanian: condiție (ro) f
- Russian: усло́вие (ru) n (uslóvije)
- Scottish Gaelic: cor m
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: у́вет m, у́вјет m, у́слов m
- Roman: úvet m, úvjet (sh) m, úslov (sh) m
- Slovak: podmienka f
- Slovene: pogoj m
- Spanish: condición (es) f
- Swedish: villkor (sv) n
- Tajik: талабот (talabot), шарт (tg) (šart)
- Tatar: шарт (tt) (şart)
- Telugu: స్థితి (te) (sthiti), పరిస్థితి (te) (paristhiti)
- Thai: เงื่อนไข (th) (ngʉ̂ʉan-kǎi), กติกา (th) (gà-dtì-gaa)
- Turkish: şart (tr)
- Turkmen: şert, ýagdaý
- Ukrainian: умо́ва (uk) f (umóva)
- Urdu: شَرْط f (śart)
- Uyghur: شەرت (shert)
- Uzbek: shart (uz)
- Vietnamese: điều kiện (vi)
- Yiddish: טנייַ (tnay)
requirement or requisite
- Armenian: պայման (hy) (payman)
- Azerbaijani: şərt (az)
- Catalan: condició (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 條件／条件 (tiu4 gin6-2)
- Mandarin: 條件／条件 (zh) (tiáojiàn)
- Dutch: voorwaarde (nl) f
- Finnish: ehto (fi), edellytys (fi), vaatimus (fi), vaade (fi)
- French: condition (fr) f
- Galician: condición (gl) f
- German: Bedingung (de) f, Voraussetzung (de) f
- Greek: προϋπόθεση (el) f (proÿpóthesi)
- Hebrew: תְּנַאי (he) m (t’nái)
- Hungarian: feltétel (hu), előfeltétel (hu), követelmény (hu)
- Indonesian: kondisi (id), syarat (id)
- Irish: coinníoll m
- Italian: condizione (it)
- Japanese: 条件 (ja) (じょうけん, jōken)
- Korean: 조건(條件) (ko) (jogeon)
- Mongolian:
- Cyrillic: нөхцөл (mn) (nöxcöl)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: vilkår (no) n, forutsetning (no) m
- Occitan: condicion (oc) f
- Oromo: haala
- Persian: شرط (fa) (šart)
- Polish: warunek (pl) m
- Portuguese: condição (pt)
- Romanian: condiție (ro) f, premisă (ro) f
- Russian: усло́вие (ru) n (uslóvije)
- Slovene: pogoj m
- Somali: xaal
- Spanish: condición (es)
- Swedish: villkor (sv) n, förutsättning (sv) c
- Ukrainian: умо́ва (uk) f (umóva)
- Welsh: amod (cy) m
- Yiddish: תּנאַי m (tnay)
clause in a contract or agreement
- Azerbaijani: şərt (az)
- Dutch: conditie (nl) f
- Finnish: ehto (fi), edellytys (fi)
- German: Kondition (de) f, Bedingung (de) f
- Greek: όρος (el) m (óros)
- Hungarian: feltétel (hu), kikötés (hu), kondíció (hu)
- Indonesian: syarat (id)
- Irish: coinníoll m
- Mongolian:
- Cyrillic: нөхцөл (mn) (nöxcöl)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: vilkår (no) n
- Russian: усло́вие (ru) n (uslóvije)
- Swedish: villkor (sv) n
- Welsh: amod (cy) m
health status of a patient
- Arabic: حَال m (ḥāl), حَالَة (ar) f (ḥāla)
- Armenian: վիճակ (hy) (vičak)
- Azerbaijani: hal (az)
- Bashkir: хәл (xäl)
- Belarusian: стан m (stan), стано́вішча n (stanóvišča)
- Bikol Central: kamugtakan
- Bulgarian: състоя́ние (bg) n (sǎstojánie)
- Burmese: အခြေအနေ (my) (a.hkrea.ne)
- Catalan: condició (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 狀態／状态 (zh) (zhuàngtài), 病情 (zh) (bìngqíng)
- Czech: stav (cs), kondice (cs) f
- Dutch: conditie (nl) f
- Esperanto: stato (eo)
- Finnish: vointi (fi), tila (fi), olo (fi), kondis (fi) (informal), kunto (fi) (informal) (e.g. when asked from a patient mikä sun kunto on?)
- French: condition (fr) f
- Galician: condición (gl) f
- German: Verfassung (de) f, Kondition (de) f, Befinden (de) n, Zustand (de) m
- Greek: κατάσταση (el) f (katástasi)
- Ancient: ἕξις f (héxis)
- Hindi: हालत (hi) f (hālat)
- Hungarian: állapot (hu), kondíció (hu), (only with the suffix -ban in this sense) karban
- Indonesian: kondisi (id), keadaan (id)
- Irish: bail f, caoi f, dóigh f
- Italian: condizione (it) f
- Japanese: 状態 (ja) (じょうたい, jōtai), コンディション (kondishon)
- Korean: 상태(狀態) (ko) (sangtae), 컨디션 (ko) (keondisyeon)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: حاڵ (ckb) (ḧall)
- Latin: status (la) m
- Latvian: apstāklis m
- Lithuanian: būklė (lt) f
- Macedonian: со́стојба f (sóstojba)
- Maltese: kundizzjoni f
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: tilstand (no) m, kondisjon m
- Nynorsk: tilstand m, kondisjon m
- Pashto: حالت (ps) m (hālat)
- Persian: حال (fa) (hâl), حالت (fa) (hâlat)
- Plautdietsch: Schekjsol n
- Polish: stan (pl) m, kondycja (pl) f
- Portuguese: condição (pt) f
- Romanian: condiție (ro) f, stare (ro)
- Russian: состоя́ние (ru) n (sostojánije), положе́ние (ru) n (položénije)
- Sanskrit: अवस्था (sa) f (avasthā)
- Scottish Gaelic: cor m
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ста́ње m
- Roman: stánje (sh) m
- Slovak: stav m
- Slovene: stanje (sl) n
- Spanish: situación (es) f, condición (es)
- Swedish: tillstånd (sv) n, kondition (sv) c (of one’s mental status)
- Tajik: ҳолат (holat)
- Telugu: పరిస్థితి (te) (paristhiti)
- Thai: สภาพ (th) (sà-pâap)
- Turkish: durum (tr), hâl (tr)
- Ukrainian: стан (uk) m (stan), стано́вище n (stanóvyšče)
- Urdu: حالَت f (hālat)
- Uyghur: ھال (hal), ئەھۋال (ehwal)
- Uzbek: ahvol (uz), holat (uz)
abnormal state of health; malady or sickness
state of an object
- Albanian: gjendje (sq) f
- Arabic: حَالَة (ar) f (ḥāla), وَضْع (ar) m (waḍʕ)
- Armenian: վիճակ (hy) (vičak)
- Azerbaijani: vəziyyət (az), halət
- Bashkir: хәл (xäl), торош (toroş)
- Belarusian: стан m (stan), стано́вішча n (stanóvišča)
- Bikol Central: kamugtakan
- Bulgarian: състоя́ние (bg) n (sǎstojánie)
- Catalan: condició (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 狀態／状态 (zh) (zhuàngtài)
- Czech: stav (cs) m
- Danish: tilstand (da) c
- Dutch: toestand (nl)
- Esperanto: stato (eo)
- Finnish: tila (fi), kunto (fi) (e.g. jalka on huonossa kunnossa), kondis (fi) (informal), happi (fi) (informal, humoristic) (e.g. Matti on huonossa hapessa)
- Galician: condición (gl) f
- Georgian: მდგომარეობა (mdgomareoba)
- German: Beschaffenheit (de) f, Zustand (de) m
- Greek: κατάσταση (el) f (katástasi)
- Ancient: ἕξις f (héxis)
- Hindi: हालत (hi) f (hālat)
- Hungarian: állapot (hu), viszony (hu), körülmény (hu) (all: also in the plural), (only with the suffix -ban in this sense) karban
- Ido: stando (io)
- Indonesian: kondisi (id), keadaan (id)
- Irish: bail f, caoi f, dóigh f
- Italian: condizione (it) f
- Japanese: 状態 (ja) (じょうたい, jōtai)
- Kazakh: ахуал (axual), жағдай (jağdai), күй (küi)
- Korean: 상태(狀態) (ko) (sangtae)
- Kyrgyz: абал (ky) (abal)
- Latin: status (la) m, habitus m
- Macedonian: состојба f (sostojba)
- Malay: keadaan (ms)
- Maltese: kundizzjoni f
- Mizo: dinhmun
- Mongolian:
- Cyrillic: байдал (mn) (bajdal)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: tilstand (no) m
- Occitan: condicion (oc) f
- Pashto: حالت (ps) m (hālát)
- Persian: حالت (fa) (hâlat), حال (fa) (hâl)
- Plautdietsch: Schekjsol n
- Polish: stan (pl) m, kondycja (pl) f
- Portuguese: condição (pt) f
- Romanian: condiție (ro)
- Russian: состоя́ние (ru) n (sostojánije), положе́ние (ru) n (položénije)
- Sanskrit: अवस्था (sa) f (avasthā)
- Scottish Gaelic: cor m, càradh m
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ста́ње m
- Roman: stánje (sh) m
- Slovak: stav m
- Slovene: stanje (sl) n
- Swedish: tillstånd (sv) n, kondition (sv) c
- Tajik: ҳолат (holat)
- Telugu: స్థితి (te) (sthiti)
- Thai: ภาวะ (th) (paa-wá), สภาพ (th) (sà-pâap)
- Turkish: durum (tr), hâl (tr)
- Turkmen: ýagdaýy
- Ukrainian: стан (uk) m (stan), стано́вище n (stanóvyšče)
- Urdu: حالَت f (hālat)
- Uyghur: ھالەت (halet)
- Uzbek: holat (uz), ahvol (uz)
- Vietnamese: tình trạng (vi), tình hình (vi)
Verb[edit]
condition (third-person singular simple present conditions, present participle conditioning, simple past and past participle conditioned)
- To subject to the process of acclimation.
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I became conditioned to the absence of seasons in San Diego.
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- To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
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They were conditioning their shins in their karate class.
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- To make dependent on a condition to be fulfilled; to make conditional on.
- (transitive) To place conditions or limitations upon.
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1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Golden Year”, in Poems. […], volume II, 4th edition, London: Edward Moxon, […], published 1846, →OCLC, page 89:
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Yet seas that daily gain upon the shore / Have ebb and flow conditioning their march, / And slow and sure comes up the golden year.
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- To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
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The children were conditioned to speak up if they had any disagreements.
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- (transitive) To treat (the hair) with hair conditioner.
- (transitive) To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
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1633 May 21 (licensing date), John Fletcher; James Shirley, “The Night-Walker, or The Little Thief. A Comedy.”, in Fifty Comedies and Tragedies. […], [part 2], London: […] J[ohn] Macock [and H. Hills], for John Martyn, Henry Herringman, and Richard Marriot, published 1679, →OCLC, Act II, scene viii, page 212, column 2:
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[P]ay me back my credit, / And I’ll condition wi’ye.
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1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], “Of Idolatrous Corruptions, Quickly Rising, and Hardly at Length Vanishing in the World: […]”, in The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, 1st book, §. V (Of the Three Chiefest Iupiters; and the Strange Storie of the Third), page 88:
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[I]t was conditioned betweene Saturne and Titan, that Saturne being a yonger brother, and raigning (for his owne life), by Titans permiſſion, he ſhould put to death all his male children, leaſt the Titans might be interrupted by any of them in their ſucceſſion; which agreement becauſe Saturne performed in his firſt borne, it is fained that Saturne deuoured his owne children.
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- (transitive) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
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1868, Once a Week:
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divers parcel of silk conditioned or assayed
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- (US, colleges, transitive) To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one’s class or in college.
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to condition a student who has failed in some branch of study
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- To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.
Derived terms[edit]
- air-condition
- conditioner
- precondition
- recondition
Translations[edit]
to undergo the process of acclimation
- Bulgarian: свиквам (bg) (svikvam), приспособявам се (prisposobjavam se)
- Catalan: condicionar (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 適應／适应 (zh) (shìyìng)
- Finnish: sopeutua (fi), mukautua (fi)
- German: konditionieren (de)
- Hungarian: (please verify) hozzászokik (hu), (please verify) megszokik (hu)
- Italian: influenzare (it)
- Japanese: 順応する (じゅんのうする, jun’nōsuru), 適応する (てきおうする, tekiōsuru)
- Norwegian: tilvenne
- Portuguese: condicionar (pt), acondicionar (pt)
- Romanian: condiționa (ro)
- Russian: привыка́ть (ru) impf (privykátʹ), привы́кнуть (ru) pf (privýknutʹ); приспоса́бливаться (ru) impf (prisposáblivatʹsja), приспосо́биться (ru) pf (prisposóbitʹsja)
- Spanish: acondicionar (es)
- Swedish: vänja sig (sv)
to subject to different conditions
- Catalan: condicionar (ca)
- Finnish: sopeuttaa (fi)
- German: konditionieren (de)
- Hungarian: (please verify) szoktat (hu), (please verify) kondicionál (hu)
- Italian: condizionare (it)
- Japanese: 調整する (ちょうせいする, chōsei)
- Maori: whakamārohirohi (as from physical exercise)
- Portuguese: condicionar (pt)
- Romanian: condiționa (ro)
to make dependent on a condition to be fulfilled; to make conditional on
to shape the behaviour of someone to do something
- Catalan: condicionar (ca)
- Finnish: ehdollistaa
- German: konditionieren (de)
- Hungarian: kondicionál (hu), (please verify) idomít (hu)
- Italian: condizionare (it)
- Japanese: 調整する (ちょうせいする, chōsei)
- Maori: whakamārohirohi
- Norwegian: betinge
- Portuguese: acondicionar (pt)
- Romanian: condiționa (ro)
- Russian: приспоса́бливать (ru) impf (prisposáblivatʹ), приспосо́бить (ru) pf (prisposóbitʹ); приуча́ть (ru) impf (priučátʹ), приучи́ть (ru) pf (priučítʹ)
- Swedish: betinga (sv)
to contract; to stipulate; to agree
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French condition, from Old French condicion, borrowed from Latin condiciō, condiciōnis.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃/
Noun[edit]
condition f (plural conditions)
- term, condition
- une condition sine qua non ― an imperative
- une condition suffisante ― a sufficient condition
- une condition nécessaire ― a necessary condition
- à condition que ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- à condition de ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- condition, state
- en bonne condition ― in good condition
- une excellente condition physique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- social status, walk of life
- Le couple se contentait de soirées entre amis de conditions diverses. ― The couple was content with partying with friends from all walks of life.
- (in the plural) conditions
- conditions de vie ― living conditions
- conditions de travail ― working conditions
Derived terms[edit]
- conditionnel
- conditionner
Descendants[edit]
- → Turkish: kondisyon
Further reading[edit]
- “condition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French condicion, from Latin condicio.
Noun[edit]
condition f (plural conditions)
- condition (state, quality)
Descendants[edit]
- French: condition