English Explanatory Dictionary

fullness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Being full; completeness.
  2. The degree to which a space is full.
  3. The degree to which fate has become known.
  4. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈfʊlnəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Paul2520-fullness.wav

Word forms

fullness fullnesses fulness fulnesse

Etymology

From Middle English fulnesse, from Old English fulnes, fylnes, fyllnis (“completeness; abundance”), equivalent to full + -ness. Cognate with Old High German folnissi (“fullness”).

Synonyms

whole entirety

Derived words

fullness of time
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