fullness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

Also spelled fulness

US /ˈfʊlnəs/ UK /ˈfʊlnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the state of being full or complete

In the fullness of time, the truth came finally to light.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being full or... completeness abundance plenitude repletion satiety amplitude wholeness

Opposites

emptiness scarcity void deficiency

Word family

Related forms full fully fill

Etymology

From full (from Old English full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥hâ‚ноÌ-, 'full') + the noun-forming suffix -ness.

full Old English *pleÊ°â‚ - Proto-Indo-European

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# fullness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfʊlnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfʊlnəs/

## Meanings
1. the state of being full or complete

## Examples
- In the fullness of time, the truth came finally to light.

## Synonyms
- completeness
- abundance
- plenitude
- repletion
- satiety
- amplitude
- wholeness

## Antonyms
- emptiness
- scarcity
- void
- deficiency

## Related Forms
- full
- fully
- fill

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: full
- Root: *pleÊ°â‚ -

## Etymology
From full (from Old English full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥hâ‚ноÌ-, 'full') + the noun-forming suffix -ness.

## AI Etymology
Fullness comes from full (from Old English full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥hâ‚ноÌ-, 'full') + the noun-forming suffix -ness. Morphologically, the form is compositional, with the named elements combining to produce the modern spelling and sense. In present use, it is used as a noun meaning "the state of being full or complete", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes related forms such as full, fully, and fill, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. The named historical forms include Old English full and Proto-Indo-European *pleÊ°â‚ -, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance. Its semantic neighborhood is marked by completeness, abundance, plenitude, and repletion on one side and contrasts such as emptiness, scarcity, and void on the other, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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