conditions

con·di·tion  (kn-dshn)

n.

1. A mode or state of being: "The Organization Man survives as a modern classic because it captures a permanent part of our social condition" (Robert J. Samuelson). See Synonyms at state.

2.

a. A state of health.

b. A state of readiness or physical fitness.

3. A disease or physical ailment: a heart condition.

4. Social position; rank.

5. One that is indispensable to the appearance or occurrence of another; prerequisite: Compatibility is a condition of a successful marriage.

6. One that restricts or modifies another; a qualification.

7. conditions Existing circumstances: Conditions in the office made concentration impossible.

8. Grammar The dependent clause of a conditional sentence; protasis.

9. Logic A proposition on which another proposition depends; the antecedent of a conditional proposition.

10. Law

a. A provision making the effect of a legal instrument contingent on the occurrence of an uncertain future event.

b. The event itself.

11. An unsatisfactory grade given to a student, serving notice that deficiencies can be made up by the completion of additional work.

12. Obsolete Disposition; temperament.

tr.v. con·di·tioned, con·di·tion·ing, con·di·tions

1. To make dependent on a condition or conditions.

2. To stipulate as a condition.

3. To render fit for work or use.

4. To accustom (oneself or another) to; adapt: had to condition herself to long hours of hard work; conditioned the troops to marches at high altitudes.

5. To air-condition.

6. To give the unsatisfactory grade of condition to.

7. Psychology To cause an organism to respond in a specific manner to a conditioned stimulus in the absence of an unconditioned stimulus.

8. To replace moisture or oils in (hair, for example) by use of a therapeutic product.

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[Middle English condicioun, from Old French condicion, from Late Latin conditi, conditin-, alteration of Latin condici, from condcere, to agree : com-, com- + dcere, to talk; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	conditions - the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process; "there were wide variations in the conditions of observation" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one circumstance, context, setting - the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"
	2.	conditions - the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare; "hazardous working conditions"; "harsh living conditions" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one circumstance, context, setting - the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"
	3.	conditions - the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow" atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition meteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) atmospheric phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere cold weather - a period of unusually cold weather fair weather, temperateness, sunshine - moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities hot weather - a period of unusually high temperatures thaw, thawing, warming - warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw" downfall, precipitation - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) wave - a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures); "a heat wave" elements - violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements); "they felt the full fury of the elements" air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" atmospheric state, atmosphere - the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was thick with fog" good weather - weather suitable for outdoor activities bad weather, inclemency, inclementness - weather unsuitable for outdoor activities