fulnesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English fulnes, fylnes; equivalent to ful (“full”) +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfulnɛs(ə)/

Noun

fulnesse (uncountable)

  1. Plenty, profusion; the state of being abundant.
  2. Satiation, quenching (of hunger or desire)
  3. (especially theology) Totality, entirety; the whole of something.
  4. (rare) Completeness; the state of being full.
  5. (rare) The summation or apex (of a quality)

Descendants

  • English: fullness, fulness

References

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