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Webster 1913 Edition
Fitness
Fit′ness
,Noun.
The state or quality of being fit;
as, the
fitness
of measures or laws; a person’s fitness
for office.Webster 1828 Edition
Fitness
FIT'NESS
, n.1.
Suitableness; adaptedness; adaptation; as the fitness of things to their use.2.
Propriety; meetness; justness; reasonableness; as the fitness of measures or laws.3.
Preparation; qualification; as a student's fitness for college.4.
Convenience; the state of being fit.