Meanings
plural fullnesses · alternative dated fulness · alternative obsolete fulnesse
- uncountableusuallyBeing full; completeness.
feel a sense of fullness
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The actor enjoyed the fullness of his success.
She lived life in all its fullness.
Synonyms: entirety
- uncountableusuallyThe degree to which a space is full.
- figurativelyuncountableusuallyThe degree to which fate has become known.
fullness of life
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in the fullness of time
- uncountableusuallybodybuildingA 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounBeing full; completeness.
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Origin
- Old Englishfulnes
- Middle Englishfulnesse
- Englishfullness
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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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek πληθώρα
- πληθώρα (plēthṓra)being full
Arabic اِمْتِلَاء
- اِمْتِلَاء (imtilāʔ)being full
Bulgarian пълнота́
- пълнота́ (pălnotá)being full
French plénitude
- plénitudebeing full
German Fülle, Vollsein
- Füllebeing full
- Vollseinbeing full
- Vollständigkeitbeing full
- Füllungsstufedegree to which a space is full and infinite
- Füllungsgraddegree to which a space is full and infinite
- Füllungszustanddegree to which a space is full and infinite
- Füllungsausmaßdegree to which a space is full and infinite
- Erfüllungdegree to which fate has become known
- Erfülltheitdegree to which fate has become known
Hindi पूर्णता, संपूर्णता
- पूर्णता (pūrṇatā)being full
- संपूर्णता (sampūrṇatā)being full
Italian pienezza
- pienezzabeing full
Polish pełnia
- pełniabeing full
Russian полнота́
- полнота́ (polnotá)being full
Spanish llenez (disused), plenitud
- llenez (disused)being full
- plenitudbeing full
- llenazónbeing full
- llenadobeing full
- llenera (disused)being full
- lleneza (disused)being full
- llenurabeing full
Ukrainian повнота́
- повнота́ (povnotá)being full
Cite this entry
fullness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fullness
“fullness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fullness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fullness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fullness.
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