fitness

[fit-nis]

noun

1. health.

2. capability of the body of distributing inhaled oxygen to muscle tissue during increased physical effort.

3. Also called Darwinian fitness. Biology.

   1. the genetic contribution of an individual to the next generation's gene pool relative to the average for the population, usually measured by the number of offspring or close kin that survive to reproductive age.

   2. the ability of a population to maintain or increase its numbers in succeeding generations.

fitness

/ ˈfɪtnɪs /

noun

1. the state of being fit

2. biology

   1. the degree of adaptation of an organism to its environment, determined by its genetic constitution

   2. the ability of an organism to produce viable offspring capable of surviving to the next generation

Word History and Origins

Origin of fitness¹

First recorded in 1570–80; fit ¹ + -ness

Example Sentences

Key also gave fitness updates on captain Ben Stokes and pace bowler Mark Wood.

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British content creator Lilly Sabri - who has nearly six and half million followers on the platform, where she posts fitness videos - welcomed the research and the creation of the parliamentary group.

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Depending on the result and fitness there are some, Stokes included, who may not pull on the Three Lions again.

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Chris Woakes, who bravely batted with a dislocated shoulder on the final day of the home Test summer against India, was not considered on fitness grounds.

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In contact with the bench by walkie-talkie, it was also the communication with his assistants, the sports scientist, the physio and the fitness coach that Allardyce saw the value in.

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