fitness

Noun
US[fit-nuhs]/ˈfɪtnəs/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. the quality of being suitable“they had to prove their fitness for the position”Synonyms: fittingnessOpposite unfitnessType of suitability, suitablenessKinds qualification, habitability
  2. good physical condition; being in shape or in conditionSynonyms: physical fitnessOpposite softnessType of condition, shapeKinds fettle
  3. the quality of being qualifiedType of competence, competency
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Translations

Noun cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique

Spanish
fitness
French
fitness
German
Fitness
Portuguese
fitness
Russian
фи́тнес fítnes
Chinese
健身 jiànshēn
Japanese
フィットネス fitonesu
Polish
fitness
Portuguese (PT)
fitness
3 more languages
Chinese (Trad.)
健康 jiànkāng
Finnish
fitness
Latvian
vingrums

Noun ability to perform

Russian
го́дность gódnostʹ
Japanese
適性 tekisei
Finnish
kunto

The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Fit′ness noun

The state or quality of being fit; as, the fitness of measures or laws; a person's fitness for office.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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