A thermoplastic composition comprising A) a polyamide resin comprising one or more polyamides selected from the group consisting of Group Polyamides comprising (a) 20 to 35 mole percent semiaromatic repeat units derived from monomers selected from one or more of the group consisting of: i) aromatic dicarboxylic acids having 8 to 20 carbon atoms and aliphatic diamines having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and (b) 65 to 80 mole percent aliphatic repeat units derived from monomers selected from one or more of the group consisting of: ii) an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and said aliphatic diamine having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; iii) a lactam and/or aminocarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; B) 0.25 to 15 weight percent of one or more polyhydric alcohols having more than two hydroxyl groups and a having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of less than 2000 as determined with gel chromatography, the weight percentage being based on the total weight of said thermoplastic composition; and C) 0 to 60 weight percent of one or more reinforcement agents, wherein said polyamide resin has at least 60 meq/Kg of amine ends, wherein the amine ends are determined by titrating a 2 percent solution of polyamide in a phenol/methanol/water mixture (50:25:25 by volume) with 0.1 N hydrochloric acid. A) a polyamide resin comprising one or more polyamides selected from the group consisting of Group Polyamides comprising (a) 20 to 35 mole percent semiaromatic repeat units derived from monomers selected from one or more of the group consisting of: i) aromatic dicarboxylic acids having 8 to 20 carbon atoms and aliphatic diamines having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and (b) 65 to 80 mole percent aliphatic repeat units derived from monomers selected from one or more of the group consisting of: ii) an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and said aliphatic diamine having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; iii) a lactam and/or aminocarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; (a) 20 to 35 mole percent semiaromatic repeat units derived from monomers selected from one or more of the group consisting of: i) aromatic dicarboxylic acids having 8 to 20 carbon atoms and aliphatic diamines having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and i) aromatic dicarboxylic acids having 8 to 20 carbon atoms and aliphatic diamines having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and (b) 65 to 80 mole percent aliphatic repeat units derived from monomers selected from one or more of the group consisting of: ii) an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and said aliphatic diamine having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; iii) a lactam and/or aminocarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; ii) an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and said aliphatic diamine having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; iii) a lactam and/or aminocarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; B) 0.25 to 15 weight percent of one or more polyhydric alcohols having more than two hydroxyl groups and a having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of less than 2000 as determined with gel chromatography, the weight percentage being based on the total weight of said thermoplastic composition; and C) 0 to 60 weight percent of one or more reinforcement agents, wherein said polyamide resin has at least 60 meq/Kg of amine ends, wherein the amine ends are determined by titrating a 2 percent solution of polyamide in a phenol/methanol/water mixture (50:25:25 by volume) with 0.1 N hydrochloric acid.