conditioner

/kənˈdɪʃ(ə)nər/

/kɒnˈdɪʃɪnə/

Other forms: conditioners

The job of a conditioner is to make something soft. If you use conditioner after you shampoo your hair, it will feel smoother and softer.

Hair conditioner is just one kind of conditioner — you might also treat your laundry with conditioner, softening your clothes, or your water with a conditioner that improves its quality. Another kind of conditioner is one that gets you physically into condition, or fitness. This might be an exercise or a teacher or trainer who instructs you in doing the exercise. Conditioner comes from the Old French condicion, "state or behavior," from the Latin condicionem, "situation."

Definitions of conditioner

1. noun

   a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer
   type of:

   softener

   a substance added to another to make it less hard
2. noun

   exercise that conditions the body
   “farm work can be a good conditioner”

   type of:

   cardiopulmonary exercise

   exercise intended to strengthen the circulatory system
3. noun

   a trainer of athletes
   type of:

   coach, handler, manager

   (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team