fullness
nounUS, UK /ˈfʊlnəs/
Etymology From Middle English fulnesse, from Old English fulnes, fylnes, fyllnis (“completeness; abundance”), equivalent to full + -ness. Cognate with Old High German folnissi (“fullness”).
1
Usually Being full; completeness.
- feel a sense of fullness
- The actor enjoyed the fullness of his success.
1 more example
- She lived life in all its fullness.
2
Usually The degree to which a space is full.
3
Figuratively, Usually The degree to which fate has become known.
- in the fullness of time
- fullness of life
4
Bodybuilding, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports 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.
- Derived terms
- fullness of time