fullness

Pronunciation: /ˈfʊlnəs/

The English word “fullness” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

Being full; completeness.
The degree to which a space is full.
The degree to which fate has become known.
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.

Etymology

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

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