different between fullness vs fulfilment

English

Alternative forms

• fulness

Etymology

From Middle English fulnesse, folnesse, from Old English fulnes, fylnes, fyllnis (“completeness; abundance”), equivalent to full +? -ness. Cognate with Old High German folnissi (“fullness”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?f?ln?s/
• Hyphenation: full?ness

Noun

fullness (usually uncountable, plural fullnesses)

1. Being full; completeness.(Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. The degree to which a space is full.(Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (figuratively) The degree to which fate has become known. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
4. (bodybuilding): A measure of the degree to which a muscle has increased in size parallel to the axis of its contraction. A full muscle fills more of the space along the part of the body where it is connected.

Synonyms

• (being full): entirety, whole; see also Thesaurus:entirety

Derived terms

• fullness of time

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• (chiefly US) fulfillment

Etymology

From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan, from full (“full”) +? fyllan (“to fill”). Equivalent to fulfill +? -ment.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fo?ol-fíl-m?nt, IPA^(key): /f?l?f?l.m?nt/

Noun

fulfilment (countable and uncountable, plural fulfilments)

1. The act of fulfilling.
2. The state or quality of being fulfilled; completion; realization.
3. The act of consummating a desire or promise.
4. (business) The activities performed once an order is received to fulfill the order; packaging, distributing and shipping goods.

Translations

References

• The Random House College Dictionary 1973