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fitness

noun
/ˈfɪt.nəs/

Etymology

From fit + -ness. First attested in the 16th century, with the physical sense from 1935.

  1. derived from figo
  2. inherited from fitt
  3. inherited from fit
  4. formed as fitness — “fit + -ness”

Definitions

  1. The condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate.

    • That's chiefly why they're coming; I want you to meet them here and then tell me frankly what you think of their fitness for whatever we decide on doing.

  2. The cultivation of an attractive and/or healthy physique.

    • Carroll has been edging slowly towards full fitness after his expensive arrival from Newcastle United and his partnership with £23m Luis Suarez showed rich promise as Liverpool controlled affairs from start to finish.

  3. An organism's or species' degree of success in finding a mate and producing offspring.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The condition of being attractive, fanciable or beautiful.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at fitness. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at fitness. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at fitness

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA