state

Roget category 7

1. Words expressing abstract relations
› 1.1. Existence
›› 1.1.4. Modal existence

#7. State

noun

state, condition, category, estate, lot, ease, trim, mood, pickle, plight, temper — aspect etc. (appearance) 448, dilemma, pass, predicament.
constitution, habitude, diathesis^† — frame, fabric etc. 329 — stamp, set, fit, mold, mould.
mode, modality, schesis^† — form etc. (shape) 240.
tone, tenor, turn — trim, guise, fashion, light, complexion, style, character.

verb

be in a state, possess a state, enjoy a state, labor under a state etc. n. — be on a footing, do, fare — come to pass.

adjective

conditional, modal, formal — structural, organic.

adverb

conditionally etc. adj. — as the matter stands, as things are — such being the case etc. 8.

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