condition

¹con·di·tion

noun \kən-ˈdi-shən\

Definition of CONDITION

1

a : a premise upon which the fulfillment of an agreement depends : stipulation b obsolete : covenant c : a provision making the effect of a legal instrument contingent upon an uncertain event; also : the event itself

2

: something essential to the appearance or occurrence of something else : prerequisite: as a : an environmental requirement <available oxygen is an essential condition for animal life> b : the subordinate clause of a conditional sentence

3

a : a restricting or modifying factor : qualification b : an unsatisfactory academic grade that may be raised by doing additional work

4

a : a state of being <the human condition> b : social status : rank c : a usually defective state of health <a serious heart condition> d : a state of physical fitness or readiness for use <the car was in good condition> <exercising to get into condition> e plural : attendant circumstances <poor living conditions>

5

a obsolete : temper of mind b obsolete : trait c plural archaic : manners, ways

Examples of CONDITION

1. Happiness is the state or condition of being happy.
2. Their weakened condition makes them more likely to get sick.

Origin of CONDITION

Middle English condicion, from Anglo-French, from Latin condicion-, condicio terms of agreement, condition, from condicere to agree, from com- + dicere to say, determine — more at diction

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CONDITION

Synonyms: estate, fettle, form, health, keeping, kilter, nick [British], order, repair, shape, trim

Antonyms: health, wellness

Related Words: practice (also practise); pass, phase, stage; footing, picture, posture, scene, status, situation; rank, standing

Near Antonyms: disorder, disrepair

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Rhymes with CONDITION

addition, admission, ambition, attrition, audition, beautician, clinician, cognition, coition, commission, contrition, demission, dentition, dismission, Domitian, edition, emission, ethician, fruition, ignition, Kittitian, lenition, logician, magician, Mauritian, monition, mortician, munition, musician, nutrition, omission, optician, partition, patrician, perdition, permission, petition, Phoenician, physician, Politian, position, punition, remission, rendition, sedition, submission, suspicion, tactician, technician, tradition, transition, transmission, tuition, volition