"fitness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪtnəs/ Audio: en-us-fitness.ogg [US] Forms: fitness [singular], fitnesses [plural]
Etymology: fit + -ness Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|fit|ness}} fit + -ness Head templates: {{noun|fitness|fitnesses}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Fitness is the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce.
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  2. Fitness is the condition of being physically healthy.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ness
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