noun

fitness

fitness, health, suitability

Regular exercise improves your fitness.

Regular exercise improves your fitness.

He questioned her fitness for the job.

He questioned her fitness for the job.

((fitness)) physical condition Regular exercise improves your fitness.

((fitness for sth.)) suitability for (sth.) He questioned her fitness for the job.

Synonyms: health, well-being, suitability, aptitude

From 'fit' (suitable, healthy) + '-ness' (a suffix indicating a state or quality).

Think of the state (-ness) of being physically 'fit'.

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