Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fullness

/ˈfʊlnəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: full-ness
IPA: /ˈfʊlnəs/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Being full; completeness.

Uncountable

noun

The degree to which a space is full.

Uncountable

noun

The degree to which fate has become known.

Uncountable

noun

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.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"feel a sense of fullness"
"The actor enjoyed the fullness of his success."
"She lived life in all its fullness."
"in the fullness of time"
"fullness of life"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fulnesse, fulnes
Suffix: full

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfʊlnəs/
British English: /ˈfʊlnəs/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

fullnesses (plural) fulness (alternative, dated) fulnesse (alternative, obsolete)

Phrases

fullness of time

Synonyms

entirety whole mellowness richness voluminosity voluminousness comprehensiveness

Questions

How do you pronounce fullness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʊlnəs/.
What does fullness mean?: Being full; completeness.
Where does fullness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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