Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being full or filled, in any sense of those words.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being full, or of abounding; abundance; completeness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Being
full ;completeness . - noun The degree to which a space is
full . - noun The degree to which
fate has become known. - noun bodybuilding : A measure of the degree to which a
muscle has increased in sizeparallel to theaxis of itscontraction . Afull muscle fills more of the space along the part of the body where it is connected.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun completeness over a broad scope
- noun greatness of volume
- noun the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing
- noun the condition of being filled to capacity
Etymologies
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Examples
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Stumpf, in fact, acknowledged two different sources of aesthetic enjoyment: the first lies in what he calls the fullness of formal relations that inhabit a true work of art among its parts; the second depends on the properties of the object or, more specifically, to the state of affairs presented.
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I believe the Second Vatican Council coined the term fullness of faith and spoke of Protestant Christians not being in the fullness of faith but having legitimate BaptisMm.
TEXAS FAITH: Why should science talk to religion? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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No wonder I have such a difficult time "easing in fullness" - Ha! Such a simple thing yet it makes all the difference in the world.
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But, in my mind, (and experience) taste plays a huge role in the food choice and the level of fullness is at times a distant second to the brains desire for more of that taste.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Satiety Trumps Reward? 2009
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He says that it requires to much effort (chewing), but a minimal payoff in fullness/satiation.
Life is just a bowl of salad. Michele 2006
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In the second instance, it develops slowly, coming to perfection in fullness of time because of the life within.
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Further in, James Turrell's latest baptism-by-light-installation, "The Ganzfield Piece" offers an immersive experience in immaterial color, pure perception and what might be called the fullness of emptiness.
NYT > Global Home By ROBERTA SMITH 2011
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Further in, James Turrell's latest baptism-by-light-installation, "The Ganzfield Piece" offers an immersive experience in immaterial color, pure perception and what might be called the fullness of emptiness.
NYT > Home Page By ROBERTA SMITH 2011
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Further in, James Turrell's latest baptism-by-light-installation, "The Ganzfield Piece" offers an immersive experience in immaterial color, pure perception and what might be called the fullness of emptiness.
NYT > Global Home By ROBERTA SMITH 2011
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Further in, James Turrell's latest baptism-by-light-installation, "The Ganzfield Piece" offers an immersive experience in immaterial color, pure perception and what might be called the fullness of emptiness.
NYT > Home Page By ROBERTA SMITH 2011
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