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fitness
noun
-
fitness
the
state
of
being
healthy
and
strong
,
especially
because
you
exercise
regularly
•
After
months
of
jogging
,
Maria
noticed
her
fitness
had
greatly
improved
.
After
months
of
jogging
,
Maria
noticed
her
fitness
had
greatly
improved
.
•
The
school
organizes
a
yearly
fitness
test
for
all
students
.
The
school
organizes
a
yearly
fitness
test
for
all
students
.
From
the
adjective
“
fit
”
+
the
noun
suffix
“
-ness
”,
first
recorded
in
the
16th
century
.
noun
-
fitness
the
quality
of
being
suitable
or
right
for
a
particular
purpose
,
job
,
or
situation
•
We
evaluated
the
fitness
of
the
plan
before
presenting
it
to
the
board
.
We
evaluated
the
fitness
of
the
plan
before
presenting
it
to
the
board
.
•
Her
calm
temperament
shows
her
fitness
for
the
role
of
mediator
.
Her
calm
temperament
shows
her
fitness
for
the
role
of
mediator
.
Extended
from
the
physical
sense
of
“
fit
”
to
abstract
suitability
in
the
17th
century
.
noun
-
fitness
in
biology
,
an
organism
’
s
ability
to
survive
and
reproduce
,
passing
its
genes
to
the
next
generation
•
In
natural
selection
,
individuals
with
higher
fitness
are
more
likely
to
pass
on
their
traits
.
In
natural
selection
,
individuals
with
higher
fitness
are
more
likely
to
pass
on
their
traits
.
•
The
color
change
increased
the
moth's
fitness
in
polluted
forests
.
The
color
change
increased
the
moth's
fitness
in
polluted
forests
.
Adopted
into
evolutionary
theory
in
the
19th
century
,
popularized
by
Darwin
’
s
phrase
“
survival
of
the
fittest
.”
