Definition of FULLNESS

fullness

Meanings

Plural: fullnesses

Noun

  • completeness over a broad scope
  • the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing
    • "the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall"
  • the condition of being filled to capacity
  • greatness of volume
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

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

Antonyms

emptiness

Scrabble Score: 11

fullness is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fullness is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fullness is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

fullness is a valid Words With Friends word