PHYSICAL FITNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does physical fitness mean? 

• PHYSICAL FITNESS (noun)
  The noun PHYSICAL FITNESS has 1 sense:

1. good physical condition; being in shape or in condition

  Familiarity information: PHYSICAL FITNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHYSICAL FITNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Good physical condition; being in shape or in condition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

fitness; physical fitness

Hypernyms ("physical fitness" is a kind of...):

condition; shape (the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases 'in condition' or 'in shape' or 'out of condition' or 'out of shape'))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "physical fitness"):

fettle (a state of fitness and good health)

 Context examples 

A system of free movements designed to develop muscular tone and promote physical fitness.

(Calisthenics, NCI Thesaurus)

It helps improve a person’s physical fitness.

(Aerobic exercise, NCI Dictionary)