| NOUN | attribute | fitness, fittingness | the quality of being suitable |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | fitness, physical fitness | good physical condition | |
| state | fitness, seaworthiness | fitness to traverse the seas | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Catalan | forma | |
| Spanish | forma | |
| Meaning | fitness to traverse the seas. | |
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| Synonym | seaworthiness | |
| Attributes | seaworthy | fit for a sea voyage |
| unseaworthy | unfit for a voyage | |
| Broader | soundness | A state or condition free from damage or decay |
| Meaning | The quality of being qualified. | |
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| Broader | competence, competency | The quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually |
| Adjectives | fit | physically and mentally sound or healthy |