fitness – Wiktionary
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From fit + -ness, 16th century, physical sense from 1935.
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Noun[edit]
fitness (usually uncountable, plural fitnesses)
- The condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate.
- The cultivation of an attractive and/or healthy physique.
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2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 – 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport[1]:
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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.
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- (evolutionary theory) An organism’s or species’ degree of success in finding a mate and producing offspring.
- (Britain, slang) The condition of being attractive, fanciable or beautiful.
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Translations[edit]
cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English fitness.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈfitnesː/, [ˈfit̪ne̞s̠ː]
- Rhymes: -itnesː
- Syllabification: fit‧ness
Noun[edit]
fitness
- fitness (a type of fitness sport)
Declension[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English fitness.
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Noun[edit]
fitness m (uncountable)
- (physical) fitness
Further reading[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English fitness.
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Noun[edit]
fitness m inan
- aerobics or similar physical exercises
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English fitness.
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Noun[edit]
fitness m (uncountable)
- fitness (cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique)
- (artificial intelligence) fitness (degree of appropriateness of an answer in a genetic algorithm)
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
fitness m (uncountable)
- fitness (cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique)