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See more synonyms for fitness on Thesaurus.com health .capability of the body of distributing inhaled oxygen to muscle tissue during increased physical effort. Also called Darwinian fitness. Biology 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. the ability of a population to maintain or increase its numbers in succeeding generations. Show More
Origin of fitness First recorded in
1570–80; fit1 +
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Related Words for fitness vigor ,
strength ,
health ,
readiness ,
eligibility ,
compatibility ,
preparedness ,
suitability ,
qualification ,
consistency ,
adequacy ,
competence ,
trim ,
repair ,
kilter ,
fettle ,
shape ,
robustness ,
pertinence ,
applicability Examples from the Web for fitness Contemporary Examples of fitness The amenities include a fitness room, a sauna, a beauty parlor, and a karaoke setup.
“LCDR Peters is an outstanding Supply Corps officer…” says one one fitness report from 2004.
The NFL, for instance, has a fitness campaign designed to address childhood obesity.
Or Sensoria, a new athletic-wear company whose socks have GPS and whose shirts have a fitness tracker built into the bra.
When the doctors in his group get fitness band data, they have time to put some thought into what the information implies.
Historical Examples of fitness It did not occur to him to question his fitness for the work.
The young girl no longer listened to these reasons of the fitness of things.
Only this very morning I read her a sermon upon 'Propriety, and the fitness of things.'
The place had an Homeric simplicity and beauty which touched his sense of fitness .
Candidates must only be proposed for their fitness , and opposed on the ground of unfitness .
British Dictionary definitions for fitness the state of being fit biology the degree of adaptation of an organism to its environment, determined by its genetic constitution the ability of an organism to produce viable offspring capable of surviving to the next generation Show More
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Word Origin and History for fitness Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
The state or condition of being physically sound and healthy, especially as the result of exercise and proper nutrition. A state of general mental and physical well-being. The state of being suitably adapted to an environment. Show More
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