FULLNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fullness mean? 

• FULLNESS (noun)
  The noun FULLNESS has 4 senses:

1. completeness over a broad scope

2. the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing

3. the condition of being filled to capacity

4. greatness of volume

  Familiarity information: FULLNESS used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FULLNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Completeness over a broad scope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

comprehensiveness; fullness

Hypernyms ("fullness" is a kind of...):

completeness (the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed)

Attribute:

comprehensive (including all or everything)

Derivation:

full (complete in extent or degree and in every particular)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

fullness; mellowness; richness

Context example:

he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance

Hypernyms ("fullness" is a kind of...):

property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)

Derivation:

full ((of sound) having marked deepness and body)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The condition of being filled to capacity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("fullness" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Attribute:

full (containing as much or as many as is possible or normal)

empty (holding or containing nothing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fullness"):

repletion; satiation; satiety (the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more)

excess; overabundance; surfeit (the state of being more than full)

solidity (state of having the interior filled with matter)

infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)

Antonym:

emptiness (the state of containing nothing)

Derivation:

full (containing as much or as many as is possible or normal)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Greatness of volume

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

fullness; voluminosity; voluminousness

Hypernyms ("fullness" is a kind of...):

bigness; largeness (the property of having a relatively great size)

Derivation:

full (having ample fabric)

 Context examples 

Since serotonin regulates mood and appetite, among other functions, increased serotonin level results in a feeling of fullness and loss of appetite.

(Fenfluramine, NCI Thesaurus)

If you have symptoms, they may include: • Fatigue • Weight loss • Night sweats • Fever • Pain or a feeling of fullness below the ribs on the left side

(Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

A swelling or feeling of fullness in the abdomen.

(Bloating, NCI Dictionary)

A disorder characterized by subject-reported feeling of uncomfortable fullness of the abdomen.

(Bloating, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Signs and symptoms include pain, ear discharge, ear fullness, hearing loss, vertigo, nausea, and vomiting.

(Ear Infection, NCI Thesaurus)

If your birthday falls on December 11, plus or minus five days, you will be in the very best position to feel the fullness of this full moon’s goodies.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The BDNF protein plays several roles in the brain and nervous system and, at high levels, the protein can stimulate the feeling of fullness.

(Researchers link single gene variation to obesity, NIH)

A question about whether an individual has or had a feeling of fullness or heaviness in the area of the stomach.

(Have Feeling of Fullness or Heaviness in Stomach Area, NCI Thesaurus)

Symptoms include nasal fullness, epistaxis, rhinorhea, pain, and paresthesia.

(Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms include nasal fullness and obstruction, pain, epistaxis, and the presence of a nasal mass.

(Nasal Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)