fullness
Americannoun
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the quality or state of being filled completely or to utmost capacity.
The fullness of our fruit baskets speaks of a magnificent harvest.
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the quality or state of being filled or rounded out, as in form or shape.
garments designed for a fullness of figure.
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the state of having eaten enough, especially more than enough.
I doubt you can get this sense of fullness from a diet of just salad.
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the quality or condition of having ample width or folds of fabric.
The fullness of the girls’ skirts helps us to approximate the date of the photo.
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Music. the quality of possessing a richness or intensity of sound: a subtle lack of fullness in the opening passage.
the fullness of the strings;
a subtle lack of fullness in the opening passage.
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(especially in wine, beer, or coffee) richness of body and flavor.
Our merlot is prized for its color and fullness.
Etymology
Origin of fullness
First recorded before 1000; Middle English fulnesse, Old English fullnis, fillnis; see full 1 ( def. ), -ness ( def. )
Example Sentences
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At Strong4Life, they learned that the boys have a genetic mutation that affects the perception of fullness and increases the risk of obesity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Many all-you-can-eat menus lead with heavy, low-cost carbohydrates like pasta or thick breading to trigger fullness before you’ve reached the break-even point on higher-cost proteins.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
The disorder causes constant, relentless hunger through hypothalamic dysfunction, where the brain fails to register fullness, often leading to life-threatening obesity.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
Several studies also report increased feelings of fullness after eating pecans, making satiety an area of growing interest.
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026
Emptiness and fullness, in the end, somehow the same.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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