Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

7. State — N. state, condition, category, estate, lot, ease, trim,

mood, pickle, plight, temper; aspect &c (appearance) 448, dilemma, pass, predicament. constitution, habitude, diathesis†; frame, fabric &c 329; stamp, set, fit, mold, mould. mode, modality, schesis†; form &c (shape) 240. tone, tenor, turn; trim, guise, fashion, light, complexion, style, character. V. be in a state, possess a state, enjoy a state, labor under a state &c n.; be on a footing, do, fare; come to pass. Adj. conditional, modal, formal; structural, organic. Adv. conditionally &c adj.; as the matter stands, as things are; such being the case &c 8. Relative