English noun: fitness | |||
1. | fitness (attribute) the quality of being suitable | ||
Samples | They had to prove their fitness for the position. | ||
Synonyms | fittingness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | suitability, suitableness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | habitability, habitableness, making, qualification | ||
Antonyms | unfitness | ||
2. | fitness (state) good physical condition; being in shape or in condition | ||
Synonyms | physical fitness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | condition, shape | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fettle | ||
Antonyms | unfitness, softness | ||
3. | fitness (state) fitness to traverse the seas | ||
Synonyms | seaworthiness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | soundness | ||
Attribute | seaworthy, unseaworthy | ||
4. | fitness (attribute) the quality of being qualified | ||
Broader (hypernym) | competence, competency | ||