fullness

English

Alternative forms

fulness

Etymology

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

Noun

fullness (usually uncountable, plural fullnesses)

Being full; completeness.(Can we add an example for this sense?)
The degree to which a space is full.(Can we add an example for this sense?)
(figuratively) The degree to which fate has become known. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
(bodybuilding): 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.

Synonyms

(being full): entirety, whole; see also Thesaurus:entirety

Derived terms

in the fullness of time

Translations

being full

French: plénitude (fr)
German: Fülle (de) f, Vollsein n, Vollständigkeit (de) f

Greek:
Ancient: πληθώρα f (plēthṓra)

degree to which a space is full

German: Füllungsstufe f, Füllungsgrad m, Füllungszustand m, Füllungsausmaß n

degree to which fate has become known

German: Erfüllung (de) f, Erfülltheit f

measure of the degree to which a muscle has increased in size

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