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)

Plenty, profusion; the state of being abundant.
Satiation, quenching (of hunger or desire)
(especially theology) Totality, entirety; the whole of something.
(rare) Completeness; the state of being full.
(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.

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