fullness

noun

ˈfu̇l-nəs How to pronounce fullness (audio)
Definition of fullnessnext
as in entirety
the quality or state of being without restriction, exception, or qualification has regained fullness of motor control

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Recent Examples of fullness Though people rarely notice or think about temples, Dubrow says the fullness of that facial region communicates significant information. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Then, about two weeks later, the moon reaches its peak of fullness on the opposite side of Earth — when Earth moves between the sun and moon — and its shadow can fall across the moon’s surface, creating a lunar eclipse. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 Some hormones stimulate hunger, while others promote fullness. — Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 27 July 2026 Stories of outlaws have been crucial to drawing out the fullness and intricacy of that picture. — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fullness
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  1. entirety
  2. completeness
  3. wholeness
Noun
  • Ormund, who has spent the entirety of the battle looking for Ulf, finally finds the dragonseed passed out in the latrine after a morning spent in Lord Footly’s kitchen getting drunk on the Footly stores of ale.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • For the first time, the Chicks will perform the album in its entirety before closing each night with favorites from across their catalog.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of entirety
Noun
  • Validation rules, schema standards and completeness checks at the entry point prevent bad master data from corrupting everything downstream.
    — Jacqueline DeStefano-Tangorra, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Google notes that Gemini Robotics ER 2 can classify video frame completeness with almost 60 percent accuracy.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Definition of completeness
Noun
  • Though the art of healing is rare, a Jedi can achieve wholeness in anything.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026
  • Beirut Fragments is less a memoir of survival than one of endurance, as survival implies an intactness on the far side of catastrophe—a wholeness that often exists only in the eyes of others.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
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