fullness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfʊlnəs/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Midwestern-US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English fulnesse, from Old English fulnes, fylnes, fyllnis (“completeness; abundance”), equivalent to full + -ness. Cognate with Old High German folnissi (“fullness”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Being full; completeness.
She lived life in all its fullness.
feel a sense of fullness
The actor enjoyed the fullness of his success.
- (uncountable, usually) The degree to which a space is full.
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(figuratively, uncountable, usually) The degree to which fate has become known.
fullness of life
in the fullness of time
- (uncountable, usually) A measure of the degree to which a muscle has increased in size parallel to the axis of its contraction. A full muscle fills more of the space along the part of the body where it is connected.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fulness | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| fullnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fulnesse | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
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Translations (33)
uk повнота́ (being full) · ota طولغونلق (being full) · de Fülle (being full) · de Füllungsstufe (degree to which a space is full and infinite) · got 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌹𐌸𐍃 (being full) · es llenura (being full) · es llenez (disused) (being full) · hi पूर्णता (being full) · es lleneza (disused) (being full) · es llenado (being full) · grc πληθώρα (being full) · be паўната́ (being full) · enm fulnesse (being full) · de Vollsein (being full) · hi संपूर्णता (being full) · it pienezza (being full) · de Vollständigkeit (being full) · de Erfüllung (degree to which fate has become known) · de Erfülltheit (degree to which fate has become known) · mk полнота (being full) · de Füllungsgrad (degree to which a space is full and infinite) · es llenazón (being full) · es plenitud (being full) · de Füllungszustand (degree to which a space is full and infinite) · de Füllungsausmaß (degree to which a space is full and infinite) · ru полнота́ (being full) · gl plenitude (being full) · es llenera (disused) (being full) · ar اِمْتِلَاء (being full) · fr plénitude (being full) · bg пълнота́ (being full) · be по́ўнасць (being full) · pl pełnia (being full)