fullness

Pronunciation: /ˈfʊlnɪs/

(also fulness)

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Definition of fullness

[mass noun]

1the state of being filled to capacity:scores of tins in different states of fullness
the state of having eaten enough or more than enough and feeling full up: the feeling of fullness you acquire from eating brown rice or wholemeal bread
the state of being complete or whole:the honesty and fullness of the information they provide

2the state of being filled out so as to produce a rounded shape:the childish fullness of his cheeks
the condition of having been cut or designed to give a full shape:hair was cut with a high crown and fullness
richness or intensity of flavour, sound, or colour:the champagne is a fine example of mature fullness and ripeness

Phrases

the fullness of one's (or the) heart: literary overwhelming emotion: out of the fullness of our hearts, praise flows out to God
in the fullness of time: after a due length of time has elapsed; eventually:he’ll tell us in the fullness of time

Fullness can also be spelled fulness, with a single l; both are correct, although fullness is far more common.

Definition of fullness in the US English dictionary