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fullness
full 1 F0355400 (fo͝ol)adj. full·er, full·est 1. Containing all that is normal or possible: a full pail.2. Complete in every particular: a full account.3. Baseball a. Amounting to three balls and two strikes. Used of a count.b. Having a base runner at first, second, and third base: The bases were full when the slugger stepped up to bat.4. a. Of maximum or highest degree: at full speed.b. Being at the peak of development or maturity: in full bloom.c. Of or relating to a full moon.5. Having a great deal or many: a book full of errors.6. Totally qualified, accepted, or empowered: a full member of the club.7. a. Rounded in shape; plump: a full figure.b. Having or made with a generous amount of fabric: full draperies.8. a. Having an appetite completely satisfied, especially for food or drink: was full after the Thanksgiving dinner.b. Providing an abundance, especially of food.9. Having depth and body; rich: a full aroma; full tones.10. Completely absorbed or preoccupied: "He was already pretty full of himself" (Ron Rosenbaum).11. Possessing both parents in common: full brothers; full sisters.12. Of or relating to a full-size bed: full sheets; a full bed skirt.adv.1. To a complete extent; entirely: knowing full well.2. Exactly; directly: full in the path of the moon.v. fulled, full·ing, fulls v.tr. To make (a garment) full, as by pleating or gathering.v.intr. To become full. Used of the moon.n.1. The maximum or complete size or amount: repaid in full.2. The highest degree or state: living life to the full.3. A full-size bed.
[Middle English ful, from Old English full; see pelə- in Indo-European roots.]
full′ness, ful′ness n.
full 2 F0355400 (fo͝ol)tr.v. fulled, full·ing, fulls To increase the density and usually the thickness of (cloth) by shrinking and beating or pressing.
[Middle English fullen, from Old French fouler, from Vulgar Latin *fullāre, from Latin fullō, fuller; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | fullness - completeness over a broad scopecomprehensivenesscompleteness - the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed | | 2. |  fullness - the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing; "the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall"; "the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness"; "he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance"mellowness, richnessproperty - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" | | 3. | fullness - the condition of being filled to capacitycondition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"repletion, satiation, satiety - the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on moreoverabundance, surfeit, excess - the state of being more than fullsolidity - state of having the interior filled with matterinfestation - the state of being invaded or overrun by parasitesemptiness - the state of containing nothing | | 4. | fullness - greatness of volumevoluminosity, voluminousnessbigness, largeness - the property of having a relatively great size |
fullnessnoun1. plenty, glut, saturation, sufficiency, profusion, satiety, repletion, copiousness, ampleness, adequateness High fibre diets give the feeling of fullness.2. completeness, wealth, entirety, totality, wholeness, vastness, plenitude, comprehensiveness, broadness, extensiveness She displayed the fullness of her cycling talent.3. roundness, voluptuousness, curvaceousness, swelling, enlargement, dilation, distension, tumescence I accept my body with all its womanly fullness.4. richness, strength, resonance, loudness, clearness with modest riffs and a fullness in soundin the fullness of time eventually, finally, one day, after all, some time, in the end, ultimately, at the end of the day, in the long run, sooner or later, some day, when all is said and done, in the course of time a mystery that will be revealed in the fullness of timeTranslationsvuelopienezzaabbondanzacompletezzaplenitudefullness
in the fullness of timeIn an appropriate amount of time; when it is possible (to do so). As I said before, the report will be released in the fullness of time. I can't estimate when that will be.See also: fullness, of, timethe fullness of (one's) heartAn overwhelming abundance of emotion, whether positive or negative. From the fullness of my heart, I apologize to anyone who may have been hurt by my words or actions. It is out of the fullness of my heart that I address you today. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I'd be standing before you today as an elected official in this great state.See also: fullness, heart, ofin the fullness of timeWithin the appropriate or destined time, as in We'll know if it's a boy or a girl in the fullness of time. This expression employs fullness in the sense of "a complete or ample measure or degree." [Early 1600s] See also: fullness, of, timethe fullness of your (or the) heart great or overwhelming emotion. literarySee also: fullness, heart, ofin the fullness of time after a due length of time has elapsed; eventually.See also: fullness, of, timein the fullness of ˈtime (formal) when enough time has passed; eventually: I knew that, in the fullness of time, somebody with your abilities would emerge and become leader.See also: fullness, of, timefullness of time, in theAt the appropriate or destined time. The expression occurs in the Bible (Galatians 4:4): “But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son.” It continued to be used, usually in a literary or somewhat pompous context, as in a 1751 sermon: “Which in the fullness of time should be made manifest.” See also: fullness, ofin the fullness of timeWhenever appropriate or available. Whereas we now fudge with “whenever it's ready” or “you'll have to wait,” earlier generations answered questions with “in the fullness of time.” For example, a politician's spokesman being asked, “When will the congressman comment on the allegations?” would have been counted on to counter, “In the fullness of time.”See also: fullness, of, timefullness
fullnessA measure of the amount of gather of a drape or curtain covering an opening; expressed as a percent by which the total area of the drape exceeds the area of the opening. For example, 100% fullness indicates that the drape is 100% wider than the width of the opening.FinancialSeeFullfullness
Synonyms for fullnessnoun plentySynonyms- plenty
- glut
- saturation
- sufficiency
- profusion
- satiety
- repletion
- copiousness
- ampleness
- adequateness
noun completenessSynonyms- completeness
- wealth
- entirety
- totality
- wholeness
- vastness
- plenitude
- comprehensiveness
- broadness
- extensiveness
noun roundnessSynonyms- roundness
- voluptuousness
- curvaceousness
- swelling
- enlargement
- dilation
- distension
- tumescence
noun richnessSynonyms- richness
- strength
- resonance
- loudness
- clearness
phrase in the fullness of timeSynonyms- eventually
- finally
- one day
- after all
- some time
- in the end
- ultimately
- at the end of the day
- in the long run
- sooner or later
- some day
- when all is said and done
- in the course of time
Synonyms for fullnessnoun completeness over a broad scopeSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasingSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the condition of being filled to capacityRelated Words- condition
- status
- repletion
- satiation
- satiety
- overabundance
- surfeit
- excess
- solidity
- infestation
Antonymsnoun greatness of volumeSynonyms- voluminosity
- voluminousness
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