fullness

UK: /ˈfʊlnɪs/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

full¹ /fʊl/   adj., -er, -est, adv. 
adj. 

1. completely filled:
   a full cup.
2. containing all that can be held:
   [be + ~ + of] eyes full of tears.
3. complete;
   entire;
   maximum:
   [before a noun] a full supply of food; at full speed.
4. abundant;
   well-supplied:
   a cabinet full of medicine.
5. Clothing (of garments, drapery, etc.) wide, ample, or having large folds;
   flowing out:
   a full skirt.
6. filled or rounded out, as in form:
   has a full figure.
7. occupied with thinking of;
   having the mind focused on;
   engrossed with:
   [be + ~ + of] full of anxieties.
8. of the highest rank:
   a full professor.
9. of the same parents:
   [before a noun] full brothers, not half brothers.
10. Music and Dance ample and complete in volume or richness of sound:
    a deep, full voice.
11. having eaten as much as one can:
    feeling full from dinner.

adv. 

12. exactly or directly;
    straight:
    The blow struck him full in the face.
13. quite;
    very;
    perfectly:
    You know full well what I mean.

Idioms

14. Idioms in full:
    • to or for the full or required amount:
      We expect payment in full.

full•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

full¹  (fŏŏl), adj., -er, -est, adv., v., n. 
adj. 

1. completely filled;
   containing all that can be held;
   filled to utmost capacity:
   a full cup.
2. complete;
   entire;
   maximum:
   a full supply of food for a three-day hike.
3. of the maximum size, amount, extent, volume, etc.:
   a full load of five tons; to receive full pay.
4. Clothing (of garments, drapery, etc.) wide, ample, or having ample folds.
5. abundant;
   well-supplied:
   a yard full of litter; a cabinet full of medicine.
6. filled or rounded out, as in form:
   a full bust.
7. engrossed;
   occupied (usually fol. by of ):
   She was full of her own anxieties.
8. of the same parents:
   full brothers.
9. Music and Dance ample and complete in volume or richness of sound.
10. Wine (of wines) having considerable body.
11. Sport [Baseball.]
    • (of the count on a batter) amounting to three balls and two strikes:
      He hit a slider for a homer on a full count.
    • having base runners at first, second, and third bases;
      loaded.
12. Ceramics being slightly oversized, as a sheet of glass cut too large to fit into a frame.
13. Games [Poker.] of or pertaining to the three cards of the same denomination in a full house:
    He won the hand with a pair of kings and sixes full.

adv. 

14. exactly or directly:
    The blow struck him full in the face.
15. very:
    You know full well what I mean.
16. fully, completely, or entirely;
    quite;
    at least:
    The blow knocked him full around. It happened full 30 years ago.

v.t. 

17. Clothing [Sewing.]
    • to make full, as by gathering or pleating.
    • to bring (the cloth) on one side of a seam to a little greater fullness than on the other by gathering or tucking very slightly.

v.i. 

18. Astronomy (of the moon) to become full.

n. 

19. the highest or fullest state, condition, or degree:
    The moon is at the full.
20. Idioms in full:
    • to or for the full or required amount.
    • without abridgment:
      The book was reprinted in full.
21. Idioms to the full, to the greatest extent;
    thoroughly:
    They enjoyed themselves to the full.

• bef. 900; Middle English, Old English full, ful; cognate with Gothic fulls, Old Norse fullr, Old High German foll (German voll); akin to Latin plēnus, Greek plé̄rēs

full′ness, n. 

full²  (fŏŏl), v.t. 

1. Textiles to cleanse and thicken (cloth) by special processes in manufacture.

v.i. 

2. Textiles (of cloth) to become compacted or felted.

• 1350–1400; Middle English fullen; back formation from fuller¹