Fitness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being suitable

good physical condition; being in shape or in condition

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪtnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪtnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪtnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɪtnəs/.

Examples

they had to prove their fitness for the position

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

seaworthiness fittingness physical fitness

Antonyms

unfitness

Parts of Speech

noun	the quality of being suitable “they had to prove their fitness for the position”
noun	good physical condition; being in shape or in condition
noun	fitness to traverse the seas
noun	the quality of being qualified

Word Forms

fit	adjective	(usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed
fitting	adjective	in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
seaworthy	adjective	fit for a sea voyage

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

aptitude

la qualité d'être convenable

🇪🇸Spanish

aptitud física

la cualidad de ser adecuado

🇳🇱Dutch

geschiktheid

de kwaliteit van geschikt zijn

🇷🇺Russian

фитнес

качество пригодности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपयुक्तता

उपयुक्त होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

ফিটনেস

উপযুক্ত হওয়ার গুণমান

🇮🇳Tamil

உடற்பயிற்சி

பொருத்தமானதாக இருக்கும் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫిట్నెస్

సరిపోయే నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

फिटनेस

योग्य असण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

તંદુરસ્તી

યોગ્ય હોવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫಿಟ್ನೆಸ್

ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫിറ്റ്നസ്

അനുയോജ്യമാകുന്ന ഗുണനിലവാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੰਦਰੁਸਤੀ

ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تندرستی

موزوں ہونے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

健康

适合的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

フィットネス

ふさわしいという性質

🇰🇷Korean

적합

적합한 품질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thích hợp

chất lượng phù hợp

🇹🇭Thai

ฟิตเนส

คุณภาพของความเหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebugaran

kualitas yang cocok

🇲🇾Malay

kecergasan

kualiti yang sesuai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لياقة بدنية

نوعية كونها مناسبة

🇮🇷Persian

تناسب اندام

کیفیت مناسب بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

uygunluk

uygun olmanın kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַתאָמָה

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The primary meaning of 'fitness' is 'the quality of being suitable'.

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In which domain is the word 'fitness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fitness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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