state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

health - the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health"

mode - a particular functioning condition or arrangement; "switched from keyboard to voice mode"

ecological niche, niche - (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

noise conditions - the condition of being noisy (as in a communication channel)

participation, involvement - the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)

prepossession - the condition of being prepossessed; "the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable"

regularisation, regularization - the condition of having been made regular (or more regular)

saturation - a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence

silence - the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"

situation, position - a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"

ski conditions - the amount and state of snow for skiing

nomination - the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election; "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested"

standardisation, standardization - the condition in which a standard has been successfully established; "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars"

stigmatism - (optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal point

astigmatism, astigmia - (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point

way - the condition of things generally; "that's the way it is"; "I felt the same way"

circumstance - a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

homelessness - the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets)

reinstatement - the condition of being reinstated; "her reinstatement to her former office followed quickly"

place - proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"

celibacy - an unmarried status

virginity - the condition or quality of being a virgin

innocence - a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense; "the trial established his innocence"

sinlessness, innocence, purity - the state of being free from sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil

guilt, guiltiness - the state of having committed an offense

encapsulation - the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule); "the encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths"

polarisation, polarization - the condition of having or giving polarity

pathological state - a condition that is not normal

disorder, upset - condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"

hyalinisation, hyalinization - the state of being hyaline or having become hyaline; "the patient's arterioles showed marked hyalinization"

vacuolation, vacuolisation, vacuolization - the state of having become filled with vacuoles

protuberance - the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out; "the protuberance of his belly"

curvature - (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine"

mental state, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state"

difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"

melioration, improvement - a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement"

state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

social stratification, stratification - the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group

ordinary - the expected or commonplace condition or situation; "not out of the ordinary"

introversion, invagination - the condition of being folded inward or sheathed

roots - the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; "his roots in Texas go back a long way"; "he went back to Sweden to search for his roots"; "his music has African roots"

lysogenicity, lysogeny - the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material; "when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny"

circumstances, luck, lot, destiny, fate, fortune, portion - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"

amphidiploidy - the condition of being amphidiploid

diploidy - the condition of being diploid

haploidy - the condition of being haploid

heteroploidy - the condition of being heteroploid

polyploidy - the condition of being polyploid

mosaicism - the condition in which an organism has two or more cell populations that differ in genetic makeup

orphanage, orphanhood - the condition of being a child without living parents; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult"

stigmatism - the condition of having or being marked by stigmata

transsexualism - condition in which a person assumes the identity and permanently acts the part of the gender opposite to his or her biological sex

assumption, premise, premiss - a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"

boundary condition - (mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations

provision, proviso - a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision"

plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"

agreement, understanding - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"

good health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease

good condition, good shape, physical fitness, fitness - good physical condition; being in shape or in condition

information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction

justification - something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary; "he considered misrule a justification for revolution"

mitigating circumstance - (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense

experiment, experimentation - the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

procedure, process - a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"

instruct, teach, learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

make grow, develop - cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"

mortify - practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

groom, train, prepare - prepare (someone) for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior"

contract, undertake - enter into a contractual arrangement

stipulate - give a guarantee or promise of; "They stipulated to release all the prisoners"

provide - determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation; "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech"

ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

recondition - bring into an improved condition; "He reconditioned the old appliances"

shampoo - use shampoo on (hair)