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Definition of Fitness
1. Noun. The quality of being suitable. "They had to prove their fitness for the position"
Generic synonyms: Suitability, Suitableness
Specialized synonyms: Making, Qualification, Habitability, Habitableness
Derivative terms: Fit, Fit, Fitting, Fitting
Antonyms: Unfitness
2. Noun. Good physical condition; being in shape or in condition.
Generic synonyms: Condition, Shape
Specialized synonyms: Fettle
Antonyms: Unfitness
3. Noun. Fitness to traverse the seas.
Generic synonyms: Soundness
Attributes: Seaworthy, Unseaworthy
Derivative terms: Seaworthy
4. Noun. The quality of being qualified.
Definition of Fitness
1. n. The state or quality of being fit; as, the fitness of measures or laws; a person's fitness for office.
Definition of Fitness
1. Noun. The condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate. ¹
2. Noun. The cultivation of an attractive and/or healthy physique. ¹
3. Noun. (UK slang) The condition of being attractive, fanciable or beautiful. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fitness
1. the state of being fit [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Fitness
1. 1. Well-being. 2. Suitability. 3. In population genetics, a measure of the relative survival and reproductive success of a given individual or phenotype, or of a population subgroup. 4. A set of attributes, primarily respiratory and cardiovascular, relating to ability to perform tasks requiring expenditure of energy. (05 Mar 2000)