Definition for FULL'NESS

FULL'NESS, n. [from full.]

  1. The state of being filled, so as to leave no part vacant.
  2. The state of abounding or being in great plenty; abundance.
  3. Completeness; the state of a thing in which nothing is wanted; perfection. In thy presence is fullness of joy. Ps. xvi.
  4. Repletion; satiety; as from intemperance. Taylor
  5. Repletion of vessels; as, fullness of blood.
  6. Plenty; wealth; affluence. Shak.
  7. Struggling perturbation; swelling; as, the fullness of the heart.
  8. Largeness; extent. There wanted the fullness of a plot, and variety of characters to form it as it ought. Dryden.
  9. Loudness; force of sound, such as fills the ear. Pope.

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