Meanings
plural fitnesses
- uncountableusuallyThe condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate.
That's chiefly why they're coming; I want you to meet them here and then tell me frankly what you think of their fitness for whatever we decide on doing.
1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London1 more example
Having introduced my two characters separately, let me present them together. Why not? He, young, wealthy, honorable; she also young, also intelligent — why not bring them together? There is an eternal fitness in all things, and nothing more so than in the case of man and woman.
1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 5Antonyms: unfitness
- uncountableusuallyThe cultivation of an attractive and/or healthy physique.
Carroll has been edging slowly towards full fitness after his expensive arrival from Newcastle United and his partnership with £23m Luis Suarez showed rich promise as Liverpool controlled affairs from start to finish.
2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport - uncountableusuallyevolutionary theoryAn organism's or species' degree of success in finding a mate and producing offspring.
Synonyms: suitability, capability
- UKslanguncountableusuallyThe condition of being attractive, fanciable or beautiful.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate.
nounAn organism's or species' degree of success in finding a mate and producing offspring.
More synonyms by meaning
noungood physical condition; being in shape or in condition
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From fit + -ness. First attested in the 16th century, with the physical sense from 1935.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic لِيَاقَة, صِحَّة
- لِيَاقَة (liyāqa)cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- صِحَّة (ṣiḥḥa)cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- فيت نيس (fīt nīs)cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
Bulgarian фитнес, годност
- фитнес (fitnes)cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- годност (godnost)ability to perform
- способност (sposobnost)ability to perform
Chinese Mandarin 健康, 健身
- 健康 (jiànkāng)cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- 健身 (jiànshēn)cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- 适合 (shìhé)ability to perform
Czech vhodnost
- vhodnostability to perform
Danish egnethed
- egnethedcultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
Finnish sopivuus, kuntoilu
- sopivuuscondition of being fit
- kuntoilucultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- fitnesscultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- kuntoability to perform
- kykyability to perform
French condition physique, fitness
- condition physiquecondition of being fit
- fitnesscultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
German Fitness, Fitness
- Fitnesscondition of being fit
- Fitnesscultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- Tauglichkeitability to perform
- Zweckmäßigkeitability to perform
Hebrew כֹּשֶׁר, כֹּשֶׁר גּוּפָנִי
- כֹּשֶׁר (kósher)cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- כֹּשֶׁר גּוּפָנִי (kósher gufaní)cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
Indonesian kebugaran, kecocokan
- kebugarancultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- kecocokandegree of success in finding a mate and producing offspring
Irish oiriúint, oiriúnacht
- oiriúintcultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- oiriúnachtcultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
Japanese 健康, フィットネス
- 健康 (kenkō)cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- フィットネス (fitonesu)cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- 適当 (tekitō)ability to perform
Latvian vingrums, fitness
- vingrumscultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- fitnesscultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
Malay kecergasan
- kecergasancultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
Norwegian Bokmål egnethet, eignahet
- egnethetcultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- eignahetcultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
Polish sprawność fizyczna, fitness
- sprawność fizycznacondition of being fit
- fitnesscultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- sprawnośćability to perform
Portuguese fitness
- fitnesscultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
Russian приго́дность, го́дность
- приго́дность (prigódnostʹ)condition of being fit
- го́дность (gódnostʹ)condition of being fit
- хоро́шая физи́ческая фо́рма (xoróšaja fizíčeskaja fórma)cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- фи́тнес (fítnɛs)cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- здоро́вье (zdoróvʹje)cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- приго́дность (prigódnostʹ)ability to perform
- го́дность (gódnostʹ)ability to perform
Spanish ámbito, fitness
- ámbitocultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- fitnesscultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
- nivel físicoability to perform
Ukrainian прида́тність
- прида́тність (prydátnistʹ)ability to perform
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with fitness
All rhymes →Cite this entry
fitness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fitness
“fitness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fitness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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