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fullness — (also fulness) ► NOUN 1) the state of being full. 2) richness or abundance. ● in the fullness of time Cf. ↑in the fullness of time … English terms dictionary
Fullness — Full ness, n. The state of being full, or of abounding; abundance; completeness. [Written also {fulness}.] [1913 Webster] In thy presence is fullness of joy. Ps. xvi. 11. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fullness — [fool′nis] n. 〚ME fulnesse〛 the quality or state of being full * * * See full1. * * * … Universalium
fullness — early 14c., from FULL (Cf. full) (adj.) + NESS (Cf. ness). Apparently not a survival of O.E. fulnes … Etymology dictionary
fullness — is spelt with two ls, but the form fulness occurs in 19c and earlier printed works … Modern English usage
fullness — [n] abundance, breadth adequateness, ampleness, amplitude, broadness, completeness, completion, comprehensiveness, congestion, copiousness, curvaceousness, dilation, distension, enlargement, entirety, extensiveness, fill, glut, plenitude, plenty … New thesaurus
fullness — [fool′nis] n. [ME fulnesse] the quality or state of being full … English World dictionary
fullness — ful|lness [ˈfulnıs] n [U] 1.) in the fullness of time formal after a period of time, when a situation has developed = in due course ▪ I m sure he ll tell us what s bothering him in the fullness of time. 2.) the quality of being large and round in … Dictionary of contemporary English
fullness — noun 1) the fullness of the information they provide Syn: comprehensiveness, completeness, thoroughness, exhaustiveness, all inclusiveness 2) the fullness of her body Syn: plumpness, roundedness, roundness, shapeliness, curvaceousness … Thesaurus of popular words
fullness — also fulness BrE noun (U) 1 in the fullness of time when the right time comes; eventually: I m sure he ll tell us what s bothering him in the fullness of time. 2 satisfaction: the human search for fullness in life 3 the condition of being full … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
