Entry Word: condition

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a state of being or fitness <a car that was ten years old but in still good condition>

Synonyms estate, fettle, form, kilter, order, repair, shape, trim

Related Words practice (also practise); pass, phase, stage

Near Antonyms disorder, disrepair

2 something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends <youʼll get a raise in your allowance with the condition that youʼll do a better job of keeping your room clean>

Synonyms provision, proviso, qualification, reservation, stipulation

Related Words strings, terms; prerequisite, requirement, requisite; limitation, modification, restriction; exception, exemption; essential, must, necessity

3 an abnormal state that disrupts a plantʼs or animalʼs normal bodily functioning <a skin condition that prevents me from staying out in the sun for very long> — see disease
4 something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable <water is a condition for life on Earth> — see essential 1
5 something that limits one's freedom of action or choice <my parents placed several conditions on our weekend plans> — see restriction 1