NOUN | attribute | fitness, fittingness | the quality of being suitable |
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state | fitness, physical fitness | good physical condition | |
attribute | fitness | the quality of being qualified |
Sounds | fih'tnahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | The quality of being suitable. | |
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Example | "they had to prove their fitness for the position" | |
Synonym | fittingness | |
Narrower | habitability, habitableness | suitability for living in or on |
qualification, making | An attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something | |
Broader | suitability, suitableness | The quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose |
Opposite | unfitness | The quality of not being suitable |
Spanish | idoneidad | |
Catalan | idoneïtat | |
Adjectives | fit | meeting adequate standards for a purpose |
fit | (usually followed by 'to' or 'for') on the point of or strongly disposed |
Meaning | Good physical condition; being in shape or in condition. | |
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Synonym | physical fitness | |
Narrower | fettle | A state of fitness and good health |
Broader | condition, shape | The state of (good) health (especially in the phrases 'in condition' or 'in shape' or 'out of condition' or 'out of shape') |
Opposite | unfitness, softness | Poor physical condition |
Spanish | buena forma física, buena forma, buen estado físico, forma | |
Catalan | bona forma física, bon estat físic, forma física, forma |
Meaning | The quality of being qualified. | |
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Broader | competence, competency | The quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually |
Spanish | preparación física | |
Catalan | preparació física | |
Adjectives | fit | physically and mentally sound or healthy |
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