Synonyms for conditions


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh n-dish-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈdɪʃ ən


Définition of conditions

Origin :
  • early 14c., condicioun, from Old French condicion "stipulation, state, behavior, social status" (12c., Modern French condition), from Latin condicionem (nominative condicio) "agreement, situation," from condicere "to speak with, talk together," from com- "together" (see com-) + dicere "to speak" (see diction). Evolution of meaning through "stipulation, condition," to "situation, mode of being."
  • noun environment
Example sentences :
  • To my mind, under the conditions I have referred to, such could not fail to be the case.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • We will be upon no conditions with him, nor will you be allowed to be upon any.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • He will paint the same scene under a dozen conditions of light.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • The conditions are appalling, but, according to the custom of the country, they are "moral."
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • I had to get mentally into harmony with the people and conditions I found about me.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Its conditions are gloomier, and it consorts more easily with gloom.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • But the conditions are the only natural possibilities of entrance.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • All sorts and conditions of men talk of it in superlatives; but that does not help us much.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • The novice should not attempt a glide unless the conditions are just right.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • The popular ballads have passed away with the conditions which produced them.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Old English Ballads » by George Wharton Edwards

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