English Online Dictionary. What means fitness? What does fitness mean?
English
Etymology
From fit + -ness, 16th century, physical sense from 1935.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɪtnəs/
- Rhymes: -ɪtnəs
Noun
fitness (usually uncountable, plural fitnesses)
- The condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate.
- The cultivation of an attractive and/or healthy physique.
- (evolutionary theory) An organism's or species' degree of success in finding a mate and producing offspring.
- (UK, slang) The condition of being attractive, fanciable or beautiful.
Synonyms
- (cultivation of an attractive and/or healthy physique): beauty, health
- (condition of being suitable): strength, suitability, competence, capability
Antonyms
- unfitness
- (antonym(s) of "cultivation of an attractive and/or healthy physique"): flab, sloth
- (antonym(s) of "ability to perform"): weakness
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- infests, stefins
Finnish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English fitness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfitnesː/, [ˈfit̪n̪e̞s̠ː]
- Rhymes: -itnesː
- Syllabification(key): fit‧ness
Noun
fitness
- fitness (a type of fitness sport)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “fitness”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English fitness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fit.nɛs/
Noun
fitness m (uncountable)
- (physical) fitness
Further reading
- “fitness”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from fitness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfit.nɛs/
- Rhymes: -itnɛs
- Syllabification: fit‧ness
Noun
fitness m inan
- (uncountable, exercise) aerobics or similar physical exercises done under the supervision of an instructor at a special club
- (countable, exercise) special club where such exercises are done
Declension
Further reading
- fitness in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- fitness in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- fitness in PWN's encyclopedia
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English fitness.
Pronunciation
Noun
fitness m (uncountable)
- fitness (cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique)
- (artificial intelligence) fitness (degree of appropriateness of an answer in a genetic algorithm)
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English fitness.
Noun
fitness n (uncountable)
- fitness
Declension
Spanish
Noun
fitness m (uncountable)
- fitness (cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique)