fitness

fit·ness

noun \ˈfit-nəs\

Definition of FITNESS

1

: the quality or state of being fit

2

: the capacity of an organism to survive and transmit its genotype to reproductive offspring as compared to competing organisms; also : the contribution of an allele or genotype to the gene pool of subsequent generations as compared to that of other alleles or genotypes

Examples of FITNESS

1. <a gymnastics program promoting fitness and agility in school-aged children>
2. <I have to question the fitness of wearing a bright red dress to a funeral.>

First Known Use of FITNESS

1580

Related to FITNESS

Synonyms: health, healthiness, heartiness, robustness, sap, soundness, verdure, wellness, wholeness, wholesomeness

Antonyms: illness, sickness, unhealthiness, unsoundness

Related Words: fettle, shape; cleanliness, hygiene; hardiness, lustiness, robustiousness, ruggedness, stamina, strength, toughness, vigor, vigorousness, vitality; bloom, flush, flushness; activeness, agility, liveliness, spryness; weal, welfare, well-being

Near Antonyms: debility, decrepitude, feebleness, frailness, infirmity, lameness, sickliness, weakness; ailment, condition, disease, disorder, malady, trouble

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Rhymes with FITNESS

witness