“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
FITNESS
fitness, fittingness
(noun) the quality of being suitable; “they had to prove their fitness for the position”
fitness
(noun) the quality of being qualified
fitness, physical fitness
(noun) good physical condition; being in shape or in condition
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fitness (usually uncountable, plural fitnesses)
The condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate.
The cultivation of an attractive and/or healthy physique.
(evolutionary theory) An organism's or species' degree of success in finding a mate and producing offspring.
(UK, slang) The condition of being attractive, fanciable or beautiful.
Synonyms
• (cultivation of an attractive and/or healthy physique): beauty, health
• (condition of being suitable): strength, suitability, competence, capability
Antonyms
• unfitness
• (cultivation of an attractive and/or healthy physique): flab, sloth
• (ability to perform): weakness
Anagrams
• infests, stefins
Source: Wiktionary
Fit"ness, n.
Definition: The state or quality of being fit; as, the fitness of measures or laws; a person's fitness for office.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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