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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For more than two decades, Paige Gordon chased a feeling of fullness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
This hormone signals fullness to the brain, slowing digestion and stimulating the release of insulin.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
Since GLP-1 drugs work by mimicking the feeling of fullness, older patients can be at risk for malnutrition at a much more sensitive time of life.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Dame Sarah said the Pope's message "reminded us that despite our sufferings, people long for life in all its fullness and countless people are working each day for this vision of the common good".
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
He hurried out into the middle room, drawing on his blue outer trousers as he went, and knotting about the fullness at his waist his girdle of blue cotton cloth.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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