Definition of FULLNESS

fullness

Plural: fullnesses

Noun

  • The state or quality of being full; completeness.
  • 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.

Examples

  • The fullness of his vocabulary gave him an edge in every Words With Friends match.

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

fullness: valid Words With Friends Word