fulnesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fullenesse, fullnes, volnes, volnesse

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

• “fulnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.