noun / verb

condition

kuhn-DIH-shuhn/kənˈdɪʃn/

The state of fitness in which something exists.

The red bicycle is in better condition than the rusty one.

Condition, the state something is in: two otherwise identical bicycles side by side, left badly rusty with flat tire and torn saddle, right well maintained shiny red with inflated tires.

Etymology

conLatintogether

+ditLatinto speak

+ionLatinact or result

Speaking together led to agreement and stipulation. The Latin meaning apparently broadened from a stipulation to a situation or mode of being, giving condition its sense of the state someone or something is in.

In context

poliy2:35

is defined as the structural and functional return of a degraded Waterway ecosystem to its predisturbance condition in other words we plan to return Willis run to a more natural condition than its current

Willis Run Restoration Living Classroom Project Part 1

More examples

Regular maintenance keeps the engine in good condition.
Daily workouts condition her body for the long race.
He conditions his leather boots to keep them soft.

Forms

condition · conditions · conditioned · conditioning

conditioner noun — A product that softens or protects material.

Similar words

state: Describes how something is, without specifically emphasizing its fitness.
shape: Informally describes physical fitness or how well something is maintained.