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Vinony

fullness

noun

  1. The use of the entire volume of an object
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfʊlnəs/

noun

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

  1. Being full; completeness.

    “feel a sense of fullness”

    “The actor enjoyed the fullness of his success.”

  2. The degree to which a space is full.
  3. The degree to which fate has become known.

    “in the fullness of time”

    “fullness of life”

  4. 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.