fitness

See also: Fitness

English

Etymology

From fit + -ness, 16th century, physical sense from 1935.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪtnəs/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪtnəs

Noun

fitness (usually uncountable, plural fitnesses)

  1. The condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate.
  2. The cultivation of an attractive and/or healthy physique.
    • 2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport:
      Carroll has been edging slowly towards full fitness after his expensive arrival from Newcastle United and his partnership with £23m Luis Suarez showed rich promise as Liverpool controlled affairs from start to finish.
  3. (evolutionary theory) An organism's or species' degree of success in finding a mate and producing offspring.
  4. (UK, slang) The condition of being attractive, fanciable or beautiful.

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Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English fitness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfitnesː/, [ˈfit̪ne̞s̠ː]
  • Rhymes: -itnesː
  • Syllabification(key): fit‧ness

Noun

fitness

  1. fitness (a type of fitness sport)

Declension

Inflection of fitness (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative fitness fitnessit
genitive fitnessin fitnessien
fitnesseiden
fitnesseitten
partitive fitnessiä fitnesseitä
fitnessejä
illative fitnessiin fitnesseihin
singular plural
nominative fitness fitnessit
accusative nom. fitness fitnessit
gen. fitnessin
genitive fitnessin fitnessien
fitnesseiden
fitnesseitten
partitive fitnessiä fitnesseitä
fitnessejä
inessive fitnessissä fitnesseissä
elative fitnessistä fitnesseistä
illative fitnessiin fitnesseihin
adessive fitnessillä fitnesseillä
ablative fitnessiltä fitnesseiltä
allative fitnessille fitnesseille
essive fitnessinä fitnesseinä
translative fitnessiksi fitnesseiksi
instructive fitnessein
abessive fitnessittä fitnesseittä
comitative fitnesseineen
Possessive forms of fitness (type paperi)
possessor singular plural
1st person fitnessini fitnessimme
2nd person fitnessisi fitnessinne
3rd person fitnessinsä

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English fitness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fit.nɛs/
  • (file)

Noun

fitness m (uncountable)

  1. (physical) fitness

Further reading


Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English fitness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfit.nɛs/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -itnɛs
  • Syllabification: fit‧ness

Noun

fitness m inan

  1. (exercise) aerobics or similar physical exercises

Declension

Further reading

  • fitness in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • fitness in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English fitness.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfit͡ʃ.nes/, /ˈfi.t͡ʃi.nes/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈfit͡ʃ.neʃ/, /ˈfi.t͡ʃi.neʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfit͡ʃ.nes/

Noun

fitness m (uncountable)

  1. fitness (cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique)
  2. (artificial intelligence) fitness (degree of appropriateness of an answer in a genetic algorithm)

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English fitness.

Noun

fitness n (uncountable)

  1. fitness

Declension


Spanish

Noun

fitness m (uncountable)

  1. fitness (cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique)
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