# fitness
## English
### Etymology

From fit +‎ -ness. First attested in the 16th century, with the physical sense from 1935.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɪt.nəs/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪtnəs

### Noun

fitness (usually uncountable, plural fitnesses)
* The condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate.
    Antonym: unfitness
** 1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 5:Having introduced my two characters separately, let me present them together. Why not? He, young, wealthy, honorable; she also young, also intelligent — why not bring them together? There is an eternal fitness in all things, and nothing more so than in the case of man and woman.
* The cultivation of an attractive and/or healthy physique.
** 2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport‎:Carroll has been edging slowly towards full fitness after his expensive arrival from Newcastle United and his partnership with £23m Luis Suarez showed rich promise as Liverpool controlled affairs from start to finish.
* (evolutionary theory) An organism's or species' degree of success in finding a mate and producing offspring.
    Synonyms: suitability, capability
* (UK, slang) The condition of being attractive, fanciable or beautiful.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:beautiful

#### Derived terms

* aquafitness
* aquatic fitness
* biofitness
* fitfluencer
* fitness center
* fitness centre
* fitness club
* fitness landscape
* fitness model
* fitnesswear
* fitnessy
* health and fitness age
* hyperfitness
* inclusive fitness
* pole fitness
* warrant of fitness
* water fitness

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* infests, stefins

## Finnish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English fitness.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfitnesː/, [ˈfit̪n̪e̞s̠ː]
* Rhymes: -itnesː
* Hyphenation: fit‧ness

### Noun

fitness
* fitness (a type of fitness sport)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of fitness (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
fitnessini
fitnessini
accusative
nom.
fitnessini
fitnessini
gen.
fitnessini
genitive
fitnessini
fitnessieni fitnesseideni fitnesseitteni
partitive
fitnessiäni
fitnesseitäni fitnessejäni
inessive
fitnessissäni
fitnesseissäni
elative
fitnessistäni
fitnesseistäni
illative
fitnessiini
fitnesseihini
adessive
fitnessilläni
fitnesseilläni
ablative
fitnessiltäni
fitnesseiltäni
allative
fitnessilleni
fitnesseilleni
essive
fitnessinäni
fitnesseinäni
translative
fitnessikseni
fitnesseikseni
abessive
fitnessittäni
fitnesseittäni
instructive
comitative
—fitnesseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
fitnessisi
fitnessisi
accusative
nom.
fitnessisi
fitnessisi
gen.
fitnessisi
genitive
fitnessisi
fitnessiesi fitnesseidesi fitnesseittesi
partitive
fitnessiäsi
fitnesseitäsi fitnessejäsi
inessive
fitnessissäsi
fitnesseissäsi
elative
fitnessistäsi
fitnesseistäsi
illative
fitnessiisi
fitnesseihisi
adessive
fitnessilläsi
fitnesseilläsi
ablative
fitnessiltäsi
fitnesseiltäsi
allative
fitnessillesi
fitnesseillesi
essive
fitnessinäsi
fitnesseinäsi
translative
fitnessiksesi
fitnesseiksesi
abessive
fitnessittäsi
fitnesseittäsi
instructive
comitative
—fitnesseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
fitnessimme
fitnessimme
accusative
nom.
fitnessimme
fitnessimme
gen.
fitnessimme
genitive
fitnessimme
fitnessiemme fitnesseidemme fitnesseittemme
partitive
fitnessiämme
fitnesseitämme fitnessejämme
inessive
fitnessissämme
fitnesseissämme
elative
fitnessistämme
fitnesseistämme
illative
fitnessiimme
fitnesseihimme
adessive
fitnessillämme
fitnesseillämme
ablative
fitnessiltämme
fitnesseiltämme
allative
fitnessillemme
fitnesseillemme
essive
fitnessinämme
fitnesseinämme
translative
fitnessiksemme
fitnesseiksemme
abessive
fitnessittämme
fitnesseittämme
instructive
comitative
—fitnesseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
fitnessinne
fitnessinne
accusative
nom.
fitnessinne
fitnessinne
gen.
fitnessinne
genitive
fitnessinne
fitnessienne fitnesseidenne fitnesseittenne
partitive
fitnessiänne
fitnesseitänne fitnessejänne
inessive
fitnessissänne
fitnesseissänne
elative
fitnessistänne
fitnesseistänne
illative
fitnessiinne
fitnesseihinne
adessive
fitnessillänne
fitnesseillänne
ablative
fitnessiltänne
fitnesseiltänne
allative
fitnessillenne
fitnesseillenne
essive
fitnessinänne
fitnesseinänne
translative
fitnessiksenne
fitnesseiksenne
abessive
fitnessittänne
fitnesseittänne
instructive
comitative
—fitnesseinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
fitnessinsä
fitnessinsä
accusative
nom.
fitnessinsä
fitnessinsä
gen.
fitnessinsä
genitive
fitnessinsä
fitnessiensä fitnesseidensä fitnesseittensä
partitive
fitnessiään fitnessiänsä
fitnesseitään fitnessejään fitnesseitänsä fitnessejänsä
inessive
fitnessissään fitnessissänsä
fitnesseissään fitnesseissänsä
elative
fitnessistään fitnessistänsä
fitnesseistään fitnesseistänsä
illative
fitnessiinsä
fitnesseihinsä
adessive
fitnessillään fitnessillänsä
fitnesseillään fitnesseillänsä
ablative
fitnessiltään fitnessiltänsä
fitnesseiltään fitnesseiltänsä
allative
fitnessilleen fitnessillensä
fitnesseilleen fitnesseillensä
essive
fitnessinään fitnessinänsä
fitnesseinään fitnesseinänsä
translative
fitnessikseen fitnessiksensä
fitnesseikseen fitnesseiksensä
abessive
fitnessittään fitnessittänsä
fitnesseittään fitnesseittänsä
instructive
comitative
—fitnesseineen fitnesseinensä :

#### Derived terms

* fitness-urheilu

### Further reading

* “fitness”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English fitness.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fit.nɛs/
* Audio (Belgium):(file)

### Noun

fitness m (uncountable)
* fitness (condition of being fit)

### Further reading

* “fitness”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Polish
### Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from fitness.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfit.nɛs/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -itnɛs
* Syllabification: fit‧ness

### Noun

fitness m inan
* (uncountable, exercise) aerobics or similar physical exercises done under the supervision of an instructor at a special club
* (countable, exercise) special club where such exercises are done

#### Declension
### Further reading

* fitness in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* fitness in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* fitness in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English fitness.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfi.t͡ʃi.nes/, /ˈfit͡ʃ.nes/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfi.t͡ʃi.nes/, /ˈfit͡ʃ.nes/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈfit͡ʃ.nes/, /ˈfi.t͡ʃi.nes/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈfit.nɛs/
* Hyphenation: fit‧ness

### Noun

fitness m (uncountable)
* fitness (cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique)
* (evolutionary theory) fitness (degree of success in finding a mate and producing offspring)
    Synonyms: aptidão, valor adaptativo

### Adjective

fitness (invariable)
* (Brazil, informal) athletic, fit (physically active)
    Ela está bem fitness. ― She is very fit.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English fitness.

### Noun

fitness n (uncountable)
* fitness

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfidnes/ [ˈfið̞.nes]
* Rhymes: -idnes
* Syllabification: fit‧ness

### Noun

fitness m (uncountable)
* fitness (cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique)

### Further reading

* “fitness”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10