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Webster 1913 Edition
Fullness
Full′ness
,Noun.
The state of being full, or of abounding; abundance; completeness.
[Written also
fulness
.] “In thy presence is
fullness
of joy.” Ps. xvi. 11.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fullness
FULL'NESS
,Noun.
1.
The state of being filled, so as to leave no part vacant.2.
The state of abounding or being in great plenty; abundance.3.
Completeness; the state of a thing in which nothing is wanted; perfection.In thy presence is fullness of joy. Ps. 16.
4.
Repletion; satiety; as from intemperance.5.
Repletion of vessels; as fullness of blood.6.
Plenty; wealth; affluence.7.
Struggling perturbation; swelling; as the fullness of the heart.8.
Largeness; extent.There wanted the fullness of a plot, and variety of characters to form it as it ought.
9.
Loudness; force of sound, such as fills the ear.Definition 2024
fullness
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Noun
fullness (usually uncountable, plural fullnesses)
- Being full; completeness.
- The degree to which a space is full.
- (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.
Derived terms
- in the fullness of time