fullness

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fullness  /ˈfʊl nəs/ ? Meaning of "fullness"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) completeness over a broad scope
  2. (n) the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing
  3. (n) the condition of being filled to capacity
  4. (n) greatness of volume

Synonym(s)

richness, voluminosity, voluminousness, comprehensiveness

Usage(s):

  1. Utamaro, for instance, could with a mere line or two describe the course of a river or the fullness of a women's breast.
  2. The scale of fullness includes: a somewhat full flight, a full flight and a very full flight.
  3. Duke's compositions--timelessly elegant and invested with rich textures and emotional fullness--helped push jazz to unparalleled heights.

Quotes

  1. "Tonight, in the fullness of spring, with the help of those who stood up from Portland to Louisville, we have returned to Iowa with a majority of delegates elected by the American people and you have put us within reach of the Democratic nomination...
    on May 21, 2008 By: Barack Obama Source: FOXNews

  2. In a letter to constituents, Warner quoted another Virginian, Thomas Jefferson: "There is a fullness of time when men should go, and not occupy too long the ground to which others have the right to advance."
    on Sep 1, 2007 By: John Warner Source: San Francisco Chronicle

  3. "May the Almighty bless your efforts to maintain Communion among the Orthodox Churches and to seek that fullness of Communion which is the goal of Catholic-Orthodox collaboration and dialogue," the Pope wrote. "I assure Your Holiness of my...
    on Jan 28, 2009 By: Pope Benedict XVI Source: TIME

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