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   fullness

   /ˈfʊlnəs/

   noun

   • 1. the 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" Similar completenesscomprehensivenessthoroughnessexhaustivenessall-inclusivenessextensivenesslengthdepthOpposite incompleteness
   • ▪ (in or alluding to biblical use) all that is contained in the world: "God's green earth in all its fullness is for the people"
   • 2. the state of being filled out so as to produce a rounded shape: "the childish fullness of his cheeks" Similar roundednessroundnessplumpnessbuxomnessshapelinessamplenesscurvaceousnessvoluptuousnesswomanlinessinformal:bustinesschestinesscurvinessOpposite thinness
   • ▪ 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" Similar resonancerichnessdepthvibrancyfruitinessclarityintensityloudnessstrengthOpposite weaknessthinness

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