fitness
/'fitnis/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The quality of being suitable or appropriate for a particular purpose or role: This meaning refers to how well something or someone matches the requirements of a situation.
- Good physical health and condition, especially as a result of exercise and proper nutrition: This meaning refers to the state of the body being strong, healthy, and capable.
Usage and Examples
Referring to suitability:
- The committee will assess your fitness for the leadership role.
- There are doubts about the vehicle's fitness for such a long journey.
Referring to physical health:
- Regular running has greatly improved her fitness.
- His doctor was impressed with his overall physical fitness.
Advanced Usage
- "Fitness test": A test to measure someone's physical capabilities or suitability for a task.
- All recruits must pass a rigorous fitness test.
- "Darwinian fitness" (Biological term): An organism's ability to survive, reproduce, and pass its genes to the next generation in a given environment.
- A trait's value is often measured by its contribution to Darwinian fitness.
Variants and Related Words
- Fit (adjective): Suitable or appropriate; in good physical condition.
- She is fit for the job. / He keeps fit by going to the gym.
- Unfitness (noun): The state of being unsuitable or not in good physical condition.
- Fitness center/gym (noun): A place equipped for physical exercise and training.
Synonyms
- Suitability, appropriateness (for the 'suitability' meaning).
- Health, strength, good shape, conditioning (for the 'physical condition' meaning).
Antonyms
- Unfitness, unsuitability, inadequacy (for the 'suitability' meaning).
- Unhealthiness, weakness, poor condition (for the 'physical condition' meaning).
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "Fitness for purpose": A principle that goods or services should be suitable for the intended use.
- The warranty guarantees the product's fitness for purpose.
- "To be in peak fitness": To be in the best possible physical condition.
- The athlete is in peak fitness for the championship.
Noun
- the quality of being qualified
- fitness to traverse the seas
- good physical condition; being in shape or in condition
- the quality of being suitable
- they had to prove their fitness for the position