condition

noun
con·dit·ion
/kənˈdɪʃ(ə)n/

A state or quality.

Example

“National reports on the condition of public education are dismal.”

Other meanings

A particular state of being.
The health status of a medical patient.

Synonyms

status

Related words

conditionability
conditionable
conditionly
countercondition
cryocondition
decondition
DEFCON
macrocondition
malcondition
metacondition
miscondition
multicondition

Example sentences

“Make sure the guillotine is in working condition.”
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“These action figures are in mint condition.”
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“Improved conditions lead to a better future.”
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Word history

From Latin "condicio".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “condition” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.