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FITNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being suitable
Example:
they had to prove their fitness for the position
Synonyms:
fitness; fittingness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("fitness" is a kind of...):
suitability; suitableness (the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fitness"):
making; qualification (an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something)
habitability; habitableness (suitability for living in or on)
Antonym:
unfitness (the quality of not being suitable)
Derivation:
fit (meeting adequate standards for a purpose)
fit ((usually followed by 'to' or 'for') on the point of or strongly disposed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being qualified
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("fitness" is a kind of...):
competence; competency (the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually)
Derivation:
fit (physically and mentally sound or healthy)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Good physical condition; being in shape or in condition
Synonyms:
fitness; physical fitness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("fitness" is a kind of...):
condition; shape (the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases 'in condition' or 'in shape' or 'out of condition' or 'out of shape'))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fitness"):
fettle (a state of fitness and good health)
Antonym:
unfitness (poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury))
Context examples:
An assessment used to indicate a person's overall level of fitness, including tests used to assess a person's muscle strength, endurance, and flexibility.
(Integrated Fitness Assessment, NCI Thesaurus)
MHC is critical to health and fitness, such that MHC genotype may predict an individual's quality or compatibility as a competitor, ally or mate.
(Lemurs can smell whether a mate's immune genes are a good match, National Science Foundation)
The snow TENG has the potential to recognize movement patterns when cross-country skiing, which is a feature not yet available in fitness wearables and smart watches.
(Nanogenerator Creates Electricity from Snowfall, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The scientists, based at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, suspect that prenatal exposure to methylmercury, known to have toxic effects on the developing brain and nervous system, may limit the ability of nervous system tissues to grow and develop in response to increased aerobic fitness.
(Brain benefits of aerobic exercise lost to mercury exposure, NIH)
It came to me that their behavior was like that of hungry dogs, and in the fitness of things I should not have been astonished had Zilla suddenly developed a tail and thumped it on the floor in right doggish fashion.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
Many of the proteins are linked to a number of health states or conditions; for example, leptin, which modulates appetite and metabolism, was informative for predictive models of percentage body fat, visceral fat, physical activity and fitness.
(Study highlights potential for ‘liquid health check’ to predict disease risk, University of Cambridge)
Exercise Physiology is the identification of physiological mechanisms underlying physical activity, the comprehensive delivery of treatment services concerned with the analysis, improvement, and maintenance of health and fitness, rehabilitation of heart disease and other chronic diseases and/or disabilities, and the professional guidance and counsel of athletes and others interested in athletics, sports training, and human adaptability to acute and chronic exercise.
(Exercise Physiology, NCI Thesaurus)
This new moon will set in motion topics that I have listed as under discussion—more assignments, and a wonderful kick-off to a new fitness and health program.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The researchers pointed out that you can measurably increase your fitness level in 6 weeks.
(Exercise May Help Seniors with Word, Memory Problems, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
At age 22, this subset of the original 1,022 participants took part in a follow-up exam that included estimating the participants’ VO2 max, or the rate at which they can use oxygen, which increases with aerobic fitness.
(Brain benefits of aerobic exercise lost to mercury exposure, NIH)
