Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Being full; completeness.

    feel a sense of fullness

    The actor enjoyed the fullness of his success.

    Fülle, Vollsein, Vollständigkeit

    полнота́polnotá

    повнота́povnotá

    completeness over a broad scope

  2. (uncountable, usually)The degree to which a space is full.

    Füllungsstufe, Füllungsgrad, Füllungszustand

  3. (figuratively, uncountable, usually)The degree to which fate has become known.

    in the fullness of time

    fullness of life

    Erfüllung, Erfülltheit

  4. (uncountable, usually)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

3 sentences
  1. From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.

  2. We have all received one blessing after another from the fullness of his grace.

  3. I think I have a congested sinus because I feel fullness on one side of my face.

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Translations

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Deutsch
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being full:
degree to which a space is full and infinite:
degree to which fate has become known:

Origin

From Middle English fulnesse, from Old English fulnes, fylnes, fyllnis (“completeness; abu

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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Forms

plural: fullnesses

Synonyms

7 synonyms
being full:entirety
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedfull

See also

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