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fullness
[ fool-nis ]
noun
- the quality or state of being filled completely or to utmost capacity:
The fullness of our fruit baskets speaks of a magnificent harvest.
- the quality or state of being filled or rounded out, as in form or shape:
garments designed for a fullness of figure.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- (especially in wine, beer, or coffee) richness of body and flavor:
Our merlot is prized for its color and fullness.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of fullness1
Example Sentences
There’s a backstory here, salty and suggestive, but Guiraudie sprinkles it on as sparingly as he can, waiting for his plot to rise to fullness.
Sen asks us not to judge but to look clearly at the racism she faced, the work she did and the fullness of her impossible story.
This area of the brainstem receives interoceptive input, or signals from the body about its internal state, like hunger, pain and fullness.
Takahashi also thinks the feeling of fullness caused by drinking carbonated beverages warrants further research, as carbon dioxide releases bubbles that stimulate the stomach's stretch receptors – creating a sensation of fullness.
The silence that ensued was stunning in its fullness: a pleasingly counterintuitive demonstration of the fierce adulation she was just barely holding back.
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